Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 9AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 162 | 200 | 196 | 192 | 194 | 234 | 284 | 386 | 578 | 547 | 603 | 608 | 562 | 521 | 460 | 448 | 402 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 403 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:45AM0.69m | 4:48PM0.44m | 7:59AM0.65m | 9:43AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.07m | 1:14PM0.39m | 11:49PM0.11m | 00:35AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 165 | 162 | 200 | 196 | 192 | 194 | 234 | 284 | 386 | 578 | 547 | 603 | 608 | 562 | 521 | 460 | 448 | 402 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 393 | 403 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 27 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 99 | 58 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 127 | 180 | 174 | 166 | 230 | 213 | 105 | 151 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 21 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 159 | 107 | 34 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 64 | 75 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 55 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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