Banyans, Hawai‘i Island

Banyans, Hawai‘i Island is a W-facing reef break in Hawaii Island, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from S to WNW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 43% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the E: light winds or E breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while W onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: the Kaiwi Channel lets in swell from 320.8° (NW) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 272 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Reef

Faces

W (260°)

Best swell

SSW to WNW (210°–300°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

NE to SE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

S to WNW (170.5° to 300°)

Rare slot

Kaiwi Channel, 320.8° NW

Offshore wind

E

Tide

NOAA station 1617846

Wave buoy

Hilo, Hawaii, HI (188) · 107 km away

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