Hilo Breakwall surf break

Hilo Breakwall surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 Aug 2025 HST
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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
26.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today?

The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 12AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
0.9
NE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)777777766666666677777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)851311291191741228358586211015715698113154161164178184206210218237
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
N
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
NE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
0.39
2:06PM
0.90
1:36AM
0.45
2:40PM
0.91
2:19AM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:25PM
0.22
6:46AM
-0.05
8:49PM
0.18
7:34AM
-0.06
9:13PM
0.15
8:15AM
-0.05
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset6:45-------6:45-------6:44-------
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--111-----11111---1-----
Temp. °C262525242424262626252524252526262625242524252626
Feels °C (?)272828272625272627282827272727262727262725272727
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Big Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Hilo Breakwall (calm at BUOY-ILOH1 2 km from Hilo Breakwall). 1.2m 7s swell from the NE to make surfable waves.

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