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Hilo Breakwall surf break

Hilo Breakwall surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
25.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today?

The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 6AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)12121212121111111616167777787888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)635544617526446367292309268258248171163254295311320243217223223228228191
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
SW
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32AM
0.88
2:48PM
0.43
4:01AM
0.89
3:27PM
0.45
4:30AM
0.88
4:08PM
0.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:15PM
-0.10
10:10AM
0.18
8:50PM
-0.10
10:37AM
0.16
9:25PM
-0.08
11:06AM
0.14
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---6:56-------6:56-------6:56----
Sunset------6:02-------6:04-------6:05-
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212120212223222222222222232423232222212223242422
Feels °C (?)202120212121222322212221212222232122202120212322
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