Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 6AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 294 | 261 | 215 | 176 | 158 | 158 | 188 | 149 | 150 | 217 | 225 | 217 | 242 | 249 | 334 | 344 | 428 | 434 | 419 | 378 | 368 | 368 | 318 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:35AM0.67m | 9:56AM0.67m | 10:08PM0.33m | 10:53AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM0.16m | 1:04AM0.21m | 6:08PM0.28m | 3:04AM0.24m | 6:13PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 294 | 261 | 215 | 176 | 147 | 117 | 92 | 110 | 119 | 217 | 210 | 217 | 242 | 249 | 334 | 344 | 428 | 434 | 419 | 378 | 368 | 368 | 318 | 310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 205 | 176 | 170 | 164 | 158 | 158 | 188 | 149 | 56 | 64 | 225 | 215 | 195 | 189 | 186 | 132 | 125 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | N 14 | NNW 11 | N 13 | N 8 | N 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 13 | N 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 93 | 90 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | — | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 86 | 3 | 90 | 84 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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