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Disappearing Sands Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Disappearing Sands surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Disappearing Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Disappearing Sands sea temperature is
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Disappearing Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Disappearing Sands at 7PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Disappearing Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | |
37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 61 | 60 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 30 | 39 | 38 | 66 | 64 | 87 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 2:30PM0.68m | 2:05AM0.52m | 3:00PM0.74m | 2:38AM0.48m | 3:31PM0.78m | 3:11AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.21m | 8:10AM0.07m | 9:28PM0.20m | 8:33AM0.06m | 10:11PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 |
 kJ | 12 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SE 7 | NW 12 | S 16 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 61 | 60 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 14 | 39 | 81 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 110 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNW 10 | NW 14 | SW 12 | NW 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | NW 11 | SE 10 | NW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 38 | 81 | 82 | 87 | 69 | 110 | 60 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 2 | N 5 | — | SSW 8 | — | NW 2 | SSW 8 | NNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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