Tombstones surf break

Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tombstones today?

The current surf forecast for Tombstones at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (08 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
13
0.7
NNW
12
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
154
242
238
183
157
113
109
101
101
115
112
112
112
115
144
144
144
169
187
177
173
253
289
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:02AM0.23m
8:55PM0.63m
9:24AM0.27m
9:49PM0.63m
10:53AM0.35m
10:36PM0.62m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.22m
12:42PM0.11m
4:46AM0.18m
2:12PM0.16m
5:12AM0.12m
3:49PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
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5:47
5:47
5:46
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6:45
6:45
6:45
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
24
25
24
25
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
27
26
28
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
25
25
23
26
24
24
25
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
Energy kJ
154
154
127
127
125
101
101
101
101
101
115
112
112
112
115
144
144
144
169
187
177
173
149
181
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
13
0.7
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
10
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
10
Energy kJ
106
112
242
238
183
157
113
109
74
71
66
62
30
29
26
15
13
13
12
48
51
70
68
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NW
13
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
12
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.1
SE
13
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
Energy kJ
59
84
13
12
12
12
12
7
7
7
7
7
2
6
11
20
20
11
30
12
12
7
11
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
N
6
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
Energy kJ
14
12
253
289
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
178
170
99
94
0
2
99
6
6
6
93
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
5
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