Hilo Breakwall surf break

Hilo Breakwall surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today?

The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
NNW
16
0.3
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
13
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
30
18
17
20
19
18
20
20
26
29
113
145
106
112
242
189
183
133
127
109
74
71
66
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
0
N
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:55PM0.67m
5:15AM0.26m
7:54PM0.64m
7:02AM0.23m
8:55PM0.63m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.00m
2:47AM0.24m
11:39AM0.05m
4:07AM0.22m
12:42PM0.11m
4:46AM0.18m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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5:48
5:47
5:47
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6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
26
26
27
27
28
27
26
27
26
26
26
28
28
26
26
26
26
27
28
26
27
25
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
106
103
101
101
127
127
154
151
180
180
151
151
151
154
154
127
127
125
101
99
99
99
99
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
13
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.5
NNW
11
Energy kJ
10
24
16
17
19
18
18
20
20
13
29
113
145
106
112
242
189
183
133
127
109
74
71
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
16
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NW
13
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
23
30
18
11
20
19
10
19
9
26
8
8
57
59
84
13
12
12
12
12
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
108
170
95
2
2
2
2
2
170
110
86
2
0
2
2
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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