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Tombstones surf break

Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
25.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tombstones today?

The current surf forecast for Tombstones at 6PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)1211111116161677777788888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)446367292309268258248171159159162194199138217223228228191186159159159159
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
0.43
4:01AM
0.89
3:27PM
0.45
4:30AM
0.88
4:08PM
0.47
4:58AM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
0.18
8:50PM
-0.10
10:37AM
0.16
9:25PM
-0.08
11:06AM
0.14
10:00PM
-0.04
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset--6:02-------6:04-------6:05-----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222323222121212223242322222221222424242222212122
Feels °C (?)212123232121212222222122212121202322232323222224
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