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Hilo Breakwall surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
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Hilo Breakwall surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hilo Breakwall sea temperature is
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today?
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 12PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | |
437 | 497 | 450 | 489 | 386 | 505 | 438 | 392 | 347 | 351 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 412 | 448 | 448 | 448 | 392 | 383 | 476 | 228 | 393 | 396 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:31PM0.94m | 2:39AM0.40m | 4:19PM0.95m | 3:24AM0.36m | 5:10PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM-0.23m | 10:09PM0.15m | 8:53AM-0.24m | 11:07PM0.16m | 9:37AM-0.21m | 00:09AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | |
— | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
437 | 497 | 450 | 489 | 386 | 505 | 438 | 392 | 347 | 351 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 412 | 448 | 448 | 448 | 392 | 383 | 245 | 228 | 393 | 396 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SE 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | N 9 | NW 12 |
36 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 152 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 108 | 154 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | NNW 15 | N 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 11 | N 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SE 10 | NNW 9 | NW 13 | N 9 |
17 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | S 3 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | 12 | 4 | 454 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 476 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 175 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 0 |
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