Tombstones surf break

Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 08 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
25.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tombstones today?

The current surf forecast for Tombstones at 4PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)8888889888888888817161515141918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22924024621722721722218018018017615114715114715115134485976671660415741192
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39PM
0.47
7:04AM
0.63
9:07PM
0.50
7:30AM
0.55
10:42PM
0.55
7:54AM
0.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
0.12
12:44AM
0.27
2:13PM
0.11
2:00AM
0.37
2:55PM
0.10
4:17AM
0.43
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset--5:57-------5:57-------5:58-----
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C252424232323232325242423232322222424232322222122
Feels °C (?)262526262625252526252626262624242524242523232223
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