Tombstones surf break

Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 18 Feb 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
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tombstones today?

The current surf forecast for Tombstones at 3PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (18 Feb)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (18 Feb)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
NE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2
E
1.9
E
2.3
ENE
2
E
Period(s) (?)1010101010991099910101010999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8458768768348171117111786911581309129113181261121611759495865191006909680599885665
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
5
E
0
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
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
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
0.83
4:01PM
0.58
4:20AM
0.79
4:44PM
0.61
4:46AM
0.71
5:33PM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
0.03
9:54PM
-0.02
10:45AM
-0.00
10:35PM
0.06
11:13AM
-0.02
11:22PM
0.16
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise-6:47-------6:47-------6:46------
Sunset----6:21-------6:21-------6:21---
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-111--112111112333233345
Temp. °C212122222222212121212222222121212121222322212121
Feels °C (?)222121212222212121212222222223222222232324232323
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