Disappearing Sands surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 HST
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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
26.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Disappearing Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Disappearing Sands at 11PM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

Table - waves today at Disappearing Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
Period(s) (?)181820191818161616151514141313131317161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8079152183283276274330318279217211197118140114111101149144126186180161
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
NW
0
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
0
W
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
0
WNW
5
S
0
SW
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
W
10
W
5
W
0
E
5
SSE
0
N
0
E
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassononglassglassglassglassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
0.42
4:41AM
0.78
4:18PM
0.38
5:15AM
0.76
4:44PM
0.34
5:54AM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
0.07
11:33AM
0.19
9:57PM
0.08
12:20PM
0.22
10:22PM
0.09
1:19PM
0.24
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset5:54-------5:54-------5:53-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262525252425262726262525252527272626252424252626
Feels °C (?)282828282728272928302829282829292829282727282827
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Disappearing Sands (calm at Kailua Kona 2 km from Disappearing Sands). 0.9m 6s windswell from the N with a 0.2m 12s groundswell from the NW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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