Disappearing Sands surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 Aug 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
80.8°F
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Disappearing Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Disappearing Sands at 4AM is: 1ft 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 2ft 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1ft 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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

Updates in 1 hr 38 min 14 s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
1.5
NW
1
NW
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
N
1.5
NNE
1
NNE
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
2
SSW
1.5
SW
1.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)995545555191918181818181817161616161610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)342177681311510098888212417012319814617613213223321155
Wind
(mph)
6
SW
6
WNW
6
NNW
3
NW
6
W
6
SW
6
SW
6
WNW
6
NW
6
NW
3
NNE
3
S
6
SW
9
SSW
6
S
3
W
6
NW
9
NNW
6
NNW
3
SSW
9
SW
9
WNW
12
NNW
9
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (ft)
6:57AM
1.97
6:21PM
1.87
7:58AM
2.07
6:51PM
1.57
9:11AM
2.17
7:24PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
12:27AM
0.23
12:42PM
0.85
12:57AM
0.23
2:02PM
1.05
1:34AM
0.26
4:10PM
1.15
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-
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Rain (in)
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Temp. °F797977798281817979777979818179797777777981798179
Feels °F (?)848481848684848484818484848284868181818684828181

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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Disappearing Sands (calm at Kailua Kona 1 miles from Disappearing Sands). 1ft 3s local chop from the SW to make surfable waves.

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