Tombstones surf break

Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 15 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: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.6
NNW
0.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.3
NNW
2.3
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
N
1.9
N
2.2
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
Period(s) (?)81313131315151515151514141413131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105109149836112783721868571619158915462061126111721127976862800660556556472464454
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
0.35
2:31AM
0.83
1:30PM
0.38
3:02AM
0.86
2:10PM
0.41
3:32AM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57AM
0.26
6:58PM
-0.04
9:19AM
0.23
7:38PM
-0.07
9:44AM
0.20
8:15PM
-0.10
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset--6:00-------6:01-------6:02-----
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C242323222221202021222120202020202122212120202021
Feels °C (?)252320181816151517181717181818181920192020202122
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