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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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today?
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 10AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
365 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 377 | 334 | 295 | 341 | 392 | 402 | 583 | 476 | 477 | 418 | 372 | 372 | 339 | 343 | 262 | 268 | 360 | 360 | 356 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:17AM0.50m | 2:46PM0.89m | 1:57AM0.45m | 3:31PM0.94m | 2:39AM0.40m | 4:19PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM-0.20m | 9:13PM0.15m | 8:13AM-0.23m | 10:09PM0.15m | 8:53AM-0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
365 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 377 | 334 | 295 | 341 | 392 | 402 | 450 | 476 | 477 | 418 | 372 | 372 | 339 | 343 | 262 | 268 | 360 | 360 | 356 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
86 | 82 | 78 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 69 | 69 | 22 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 15 | NNW 15 | N 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | N 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SE 10 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 583 | — | — | 561 | 306 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 170 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 0 | 0 |
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