Hilo Breakwall surf break

Hilo Breakwall surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 19 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today?

The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.8
NE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)777777778888887777777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1591841891681731785418318718718716016016013113110813013012610410711089
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
10
S
5
SW
10
SSW
5
W
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
0.45
4:30AM
0.88
4:08PM
0.47
4:58AM
0.86
4:53PM
0.48
5:26AM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
0.16
9:25PM
-0.08
11:06AM
0.14
10:00PM
-0.04
11:35AM
0.12
10:37PM
0.03
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset--6:04-------6:05-------6:05-----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C242423222222212123242322222121222323232322222122
Feels °C (?)222121212021202022222222242121222424252624242222
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