Tombstones surf break

Tombstones surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 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 10AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)77777788888881616151414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10610610686868890939695104104107291353498789735673653614557469437
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
SSE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
0.37
6:12PM
0.82
4:56AM
0.30
7:19PM
0.77
5:58AM
0.25
8:35PM
0.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
-0.15
1:16AM
0.22
11:21AM
-0.09
3:02AM
0.22
12:21PM
-0.02
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:58-------5:58-------5:56------
Sunset----6:38-------6:39-------6:39---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11-----112----------
Temp. °C232325252524242423242525252424232324242424232323
Feels °C (?)262526262827272625262627282827262627262626262626
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