Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 10PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 460 | 427 | 388 | 346 | 346 | 296 | 272 | 203 | 184 | 151 | 141 | 131 | 144 | 140 | 140 | 130 | 123 | 107 | 67 | 70 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:21PM0.58m | 8:59AM0.61m | 6:50PM0.49m | 10:34AM0.68m | 7:32PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.34m | 1:28AM0.04m | 2:42PM0.41m | 2:22AM0.02m | 5:50PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 460 | 427 | 388 | 346 | 346 | 296 | 272 | 203 | 184 | 151 | 141 | 131 | 144 | 140 | 140 | 130 | 123 | 107 | 67 | 70 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | SSE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ESE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 172 | 2 |
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