Tombstones surf break

Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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 1PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
14
1.4
NNE
14
1.4
NNE
13
1.4
NNE
13
1.4
NNE
13
1.4
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
789
735
673
653
614
557
469
437
349
325
270
265
218
195
184
146
143
140
109
105
90
86
82
82
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:58AM0.25m
8:35PM0.72m
8:09AM0.23m
9:51PM0.69m
10:24AM0.28m
10:53PM0.67m
Low Tide
3:02AM0.22m
12:21PM-0.02m
4:38AM0.18m
1:47PM0.06m
5:28AM0.13m
3:31PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
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5:56
5:56
5:56
5:54
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6:39
6:39
6:40
6:40
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
23
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
27
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
14
1.4
NNE
14
1.4
NNE
13
1.4
NNE
13
1.4
NNE
13
1.4
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.3
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
Energy kJ
789
735
673
653
614
557
469
437
349
325
270
265
218
195
184
146
143
140
109
105
90
86
82
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
Energy kJ
54
52
63
54
61
61
38
19
45
45
44
58
57
41
42
42
24
45
45
44
35
35
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
21
20
56
84
81
74
70
69
68
67
65
63
60
38
37
36
36
27
13
13
13
13
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
Energy kJ
12
12
27
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
2
6
6
6
82
6
0
0
0
6
6
82
82
2
2
2
0
6
6
6
6
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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