Tombstones surf break

Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 19 Mar 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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tombstones today?

The current surf forecast for Tombstones at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (19 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
Period(s) (?)111111111111111010101010111111111010101011111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)265248244240235231181167164162167138237237233224216252244259396375346284
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
10
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
S
5
S
10
SE
20
SSE
5
NW
5
NW
5
S
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:50PM
0.72
3:42AM
0.66
4:34PM
0.75
4:09AM
0.58
5:22PM
0.76
4:37AM
0.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
-0.08
9:52PM
0.04
9:59AM
-0.11
10:40PM
0.11
10:29AM
-0.12
11:34PM
0.18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset--6:30-------6:30-------6:30-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-221-------------12221-3
Temp. °C242424232323232426262625252424252627252323232323
Feels °C (?)262627262626262525252627282726282827282626262626
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