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Banyans Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Banyans surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banyans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banyans sea temperature is
26.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banyans today?
The current surf forecast for Banyans at 11PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banyans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 3 | NNW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | NNW 16 | |
32 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 11:48PM0.58m | 1:19PM0.61m | 00:36AM0.54m | 1:57PM0.72m | 1:23AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.30m | 6:33AM0.08m | 7:14PM0.27m | 7:01AM0.05m | 8:17PM0.23m | 7:31AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — |
 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 101 | 100 | 92 | 87 | 129 | 127 | 83 | 126 | 42 | 42 | 71 | 70 | 107 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 36 | 31 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 34 | 25 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 16 | NW 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 3 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 14 | NNW 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 45 | 18 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 1 | 22 | 34 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 3 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | NW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 31 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | NNW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | S 5 | S 4 | NW 5 | — | NNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 121 | 99 | 3 | 99 | 95 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 124 | 311 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 121 | 2 | 3 |
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