Tombstones surf break

Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 HST
Forecast 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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tombstones today?

The current surf forecast for Tombstones at 10AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (24 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
N
Period(s) (?)121211777777777777888888878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12311988888683797979796279626249808078767674745461
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
S
0
SSW
5
W
5
SSW
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
0
SSW
5
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
0.65
8:08PM
0.55
6:50AM
0.55
9:46PM
0.60
7:23AM
0.45
11:17PM
0.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
0.05
1:26AM
0.34
2:04PM
0.02
3:43AM
0.40
3:03PM
0.00
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise-6:56-------6:56-------6:56------
Sunset----6:07-------6:07-------6:07---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----12------------------
Temp. °C222224242423222222222424242322222222242423232222
Feels °C (?)242325232525242323242525252625252524262525272525
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