Tombstones surf break

Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
26.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tombstones today?

The current surf forecast for Tombstones at 1PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Nov)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888899988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)362323332302308308251348539539546501450401401354354363364373373371319319
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
0.88
2:20PM
0.46
3:56AM
0.88
2:50PM
0.43
4:33AM
0.86
3:20PM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
0.27
8:33PM
-0.05
10:39AM
0.28
9:04PM
-0.03
11:24AM
0.29
9:36PM
-0.01
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise-6:31-------6:31-------6:31------
Sunset----5:39-------5:39-------5:38---
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----134321-1-------2--
Temp. °C242425252424242424242424242324232323252524242424
Feels °C (?)262626262527262626252625272526242425262626262626
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