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Tombstones surf break

Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 HST
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Tombstones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tombstones sea temperature is
25.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tombstones today?

The current surf forecast for Tombstones at 7AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)777878888877777778878888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173178112121183186186159160135131131107108104103102113116735879114114
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
0.88
4:08PM
0.47
4:58AM
0.86
4:53PM
0.48
5:26AM
0.81
5:45PM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:25PM
-0.08
11:06AM
0.14
10:00PM
-0.04
11:35AM
0.12
10:37PM
0.03
12:06PM
0.09
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---6:56-------6:56-------6:56----
Sunset------6:05-------6:05-------6:06-
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121212424242222212122232423222222222224242322
Feels °C (?)212020202321222324222224232525242324232324242524
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