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Hilo Breakwall surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
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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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | |
— | — | 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) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
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) | SE 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
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) | NNW 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 11 | N 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
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) | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 699 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 268 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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