Tombstones surf break

Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tombstones today?

The current surf forecast for Tombstones at 12PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
325
270
265
218
195
184
146
143
140
109
105
90
86
116
140
166
208
194
181
188
157
157
157
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
0
WNW
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:09AM0.23m
9:51PM0.69m
10:24AM0.28m
10:53PM0.67m
11:42AM0.38m
11:40PM0.66m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.18m
1:47PM0.06m
5:28AM0.13m
3:31PM0.11m
6:01AM0.09m
5:00PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
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6:39
6:40
6:40
6:40
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
22
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
25
26
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
E
8
0.9
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
Energy kJ
349
325
270
265
218
195
184
146
143
140
109
105
90
86
48
140
166
208
194
181
188
157
157
157
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.2
NNW
11
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
45
45
44
43
42
54
55
42
43
25
35
36
36
36
12
37
37
36
35
35
35
35
36
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.1
N
15
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NW
14
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.3
NNW
13
Energy kJ
68
67
65
63
60
38
37
36
28
27
13
13
13
13
4
12
8
22
21
21
52
44
44
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
9
Energy kJ
8
14
13
11
116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
6
6
82
82
2
2
2
6
85
82
2
2
2
2
0
0
6
6
6
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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