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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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today?
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 8AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
300 | 300 | 151 | 308 | 147 | 187 | 355 | 316 | 316 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 368 | 334 | 334 | 343 | 349 | 393 | 459 | 659 | 540 | 542 | 529 | 464 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 00:37AM0.55m | 2:02PM0.81m | 1:17AM0.50m | 2:46PM0.89m | 1:57AM0.45m | 3:31PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM-0.14m | 8:18PM0.16m | 7:36AM-0.20m | 9:13PM0.15m | 8:13AM-0.23m | 10:09PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
300 | 300 | 151 | 308 | 147 | 187 | 355 | 316 | 316 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 368 | 334 | 334 | 343 | 349 | 393 | 459 | 450 | 540 | 542 | 529 | 464 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | ESE 8 | N 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 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 |
16 | 27 | 153 | 24 | 167 | 157 | 94 | 89 | 86 | 102 | 78 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NW 18 | N 9 | NNW 17 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | 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 |
3 | 13 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
— | — | — | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 659 | — | 748 | 713 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 172 | 172 | 0 | 0 |
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