Tombstones surf break

Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tombstones today?

The current surf forecast for Tombstones at 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)777777778888877777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58595858626888888911314113715915515515612712610280807289116
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
N
0
NNW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
0
SE
5
SW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
0.79
2:33AM
0.58
3:39PM
0.85
3:06AM
0.51
4:25PM
0.87
3:40AM
0.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
0.08
8:47AM
-0.18
9:57PM
0.11
9:20AM
-0.20
10:53PM
0.15
9:55AM
-0.19
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:00-------5:58--
Sunset6:37-------6:38-------6:38-------
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-------1---------------
Temp. °C242323232323242524242323232424252423232323242424
Feels °C (?)272626272626262726272625252726262626252626272525
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