Tombstones surf break

Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tombstones today?

The current surf forecast for Tombstones at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
Period(s) (?)778888888161615141413131312121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)868890939395104104107291353498789735673643614485469374349325270265
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
0.82
4:56AM
0.30
7:19PM
0.77
5:58AM
0.25
8:35PM
0.72
8:09AM
0.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
0.22
11:21AM
-0.09
3:02AM
0.22
12:21PM
-0.02
4:38AM
0.18
1:47PM
0.06
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:56-------5:56--
Sunset6:38-------6:39-------6:39-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11-----123------1-------
Temp. °C242424242324252524242423232425252424232323242424
Feels °C (?)262727272626262727282726262727272728272626272625
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