Hilo Breakwall surf break

Hilo Breakwall surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 11 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
25.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today?

The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 6PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)18s
Afternoon (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
N
1.4
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
Period(s) (?)171616161515141414141416161514141314131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113810368488276615734724593523474607062996561002986919711746623490379241220
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SE
20
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
0
SSE
5
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscrossglassoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
0.62
8:34AM
0.40
12:45AM
0.69
10:20AM
0.35
1:24AM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
0.08
7:13AM
0.40
4:34PM
0.06
8:13AM
0.34
5:26PM
0.03
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset--5:59-------5:59-------6:00-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1231------1---
Temp. °C242424232222222324252323222222222223232222232222
Feels °C (?)232324242324242525252525222222232325252524232221
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