Tombstones surf break

Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 13 Sep 2025 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
26.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tombstones today?

The current surf forecast for Tombstones at 6AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191191191193187187187187187186186159163191202202207217224230235201201196
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
0
N
5
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglasscross-
off
glassonononononglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.74
5:16PM
0.39
10:04AM
0.75
11:25AM
0.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:20AM
0.02
4:32PM
0.39
1:23AM
0.07
3:00AM
0.10
7:08PM
0.26
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:07----
Sunset------6:23-------6:23-------6:22-
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11-----------1--------
Temp. °C252524252626262524242425262626252524242525262625
Feels °C (?)292826282827272627262527282727272726272627272728
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Tombstones (calm at BUOY-ILOH1 5 km from Tombstones). 1.5m 8s swell from the E with a 0.7m 12s groundswell from the NNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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SW
Clean
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