
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 4PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
217 | 183 | 132 | 171 | 255 | 248 | 248 | 257 | 250 | 263 | 294 | 327 | 319 | 305 | 305 | 294 | 268 | 268 | 266 | 308 | 153 | 164 | 192 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:55AM0.61m | 8:51PM0.48m | 12:01PM0.72m | 10:01PM0.41m | 12:56PM0.82m | 11:21PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.38m | 4:11AM-0.04m | 6:38PM0.35m | 5:05AM-0.09m | 7:50PM0.29m | 6:01AM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | |
— | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 8 |
217 | 183 | 132 | 171 | 255 | 248 | 248 | 257 | 250 | 263 | 294 | 327 | 319 | 305 | 305 | 294 | 268 | 268 | 266 | 308 | 153 | 164 | 192 | 155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 |
19 | 36 | 102 | 82 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 137 | 133 | 133 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | S 17 | SE 8 | S 22 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | N 8 | N 8 | S 15 | S 15 |
3 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | — | — | 6 | 35 | 9 | 49 | 50 | 53 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NNE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | 147 | 147 | — | — | — | 173 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 94 | 3 | 172 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 84 | 84 | 3 |
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