
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 6PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
396 | 157 | 187 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 247 | 206 | 135 | 146 | 229 | 319 | 294 | 270 | 191 | 147 | 171 | 356 | 378 | 356 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:26PM0.69m | 9:37PM0.34m | 1:10PM0.74m | 11:25PM0.33m | 1:46PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.34m | 5:04AM0.04m | 8:34PM0.30m | 5:57AM0.02m | 8:51PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
396 | 157 | 111 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 168 | 206 | 135 | 146 | 146 | 222 | 294 | 270 | 191 | 137 | 138 | 162 | 187 | 208 | 208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 |
34 | 40 | 34 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 86 | 59 | 59 | 27 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 147 | 171 | 86 | 83 | 133 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SE 14 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 16 | ENE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 15 | E 12 |
21 | 33 | 82 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 31 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 17 | 16 | 97 | 85 | 84 | 54 | 35 | 107 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — |
— | — | 187 | — | — | — | 247 | — | — | — | 229 | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | 356 | 378 | 356 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 543 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 172 | 101 | 94 | 2 |
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