
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 4PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 176mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
731 | 923 | 1070 | 1184 | 1184 | 1070 | 963 | 864 | 828 | 723 | 707 | 691 | 671 | 609 | 525 | 655 | 542 | 682 | 572 | 669 | 612 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:06PM0.78m | 1:02AM0.52m | 1:32PM0.80m | 1:37AM0.60m | 1:57PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.19m | 6:50AM0.09m | 7:57PM0.14m | 7:29AM0.07m | 8:18PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 8 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NNW 10 | E 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | E 8 |
731 | 923 | 1070 | 1184 | 1184 | 1070 | 963 | 864 | 828 | 723 | 707 | 691 | 671 | 609 | 525 | 555 | 20 | 520 | 38 | 35 | 612 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 12 | NNW 10 | E 12 | NNW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNW 10 |
58 | 86 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 34 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 40 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | NNW 10 | E 12 | N 10 | E 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 655 | 542 | 682 | 572 | 669 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 94 | 172 | 175 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
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