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Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 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
25.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tombstones today?
The current surf forecast for Tombstones at 7PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tombstones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 422 | 322 | 382 | 334 | 264 | 253 | 183 | 178 | 147 | 136 | 129 | 131 | 129 | 158 | 94 | 93 | 82 | 109 | 142 | 183 | 224 | 205 | 158 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | off | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:35PM 0.39 | 8:33AM 0.69 | 10:16PM 0.46 | 9:18AM 0.62 | 11:31PM 0.55 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:07PM 0.19 | 1:27AM 0.24 | 3:54PM 0.15 | 3:00AM 0.33 | 4:32PM 0.12 | 4:44AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
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