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Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 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) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 9 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
| 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) | NNW 12 | NW 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 13 | N 6 | N 6 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | N 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 12 | 253 | 289 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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