Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 11PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 255mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, near gales from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 404 | 448 | 470 | 560 | 661 | 723 | 1908 | 1780 | 2541 | 3061 | 3430 | 4419 | 5110 | 4080 | 4477 | 4888 | 5388 | 4129 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:01PM0.91m | 4:03AM0.60m | 4:31PM0.84m | 4:50AM0.62m | 4:58PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.07m | 9:56AM-0.00m | 10:58PM0.06m | 10:39AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 32 | 35 | 53 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 404 | 448 | 470 | 560 | 661 | 723 | 1386 | 1780 | 2541 | 3061 | 3430 | 3377 | 3491 | 4080 | 4477 | 4888 | 5360 | 99 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 261 | 246 | 6 | — | 176 | 176 | — | 93 | 99 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 21 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 12 | 12 | 9 | — | — | 30 | 30 | — | — | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NE 7 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 184 | 1908 | — | — | — | — | 4419 | 5110 | — | 7558 | 7800 | 5388 | 4129 | 3822 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 4 | 94 | 4 | 4 | 94 | 110 | 101 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 534 |
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