Hilo Breakwall surf break

Hilo Breakwall surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 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
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 5PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (17 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
2.3
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
412
450
699
552
493
443
432
386
386
343
351
351
351
343
343
343
343
349
412
210
215
254
247
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:19PM0.95m
3:24AM0.36m
5:10PM0.92m
4:13AM0.32m
6:04PM0.87m
5:13AM0.29m
Low Tide
8:53AM-0.24m
11:07PM0.16m
9:37AM-0.21m
00:09AM0.16m
10:23AM-0.16m
1:16AM0.17m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
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6:49
6:50
6:50
6:50
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
4
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
27
28
27
27
26
27
27
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
299
412
450
552
552
493
443
432
386
386
343
351
351
351
343
343
343
343
349
412
210
200
254
247
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
12
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
NE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
72
11
11
21
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
12
14
176
215
137
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
Energy kJ
11
4
2
13
12
11
26
10
9
9
8
7
2
2
2
1
5
4
9
9
14
17
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
8
1.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
699
268
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
84
84
0
94
94
94
172
84
94
172
0
0
0
0
172
181
94
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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