Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 4AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | E 12 | NNW 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 120 | 116 | 96 | 70 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 58 | 89 | 126 | 112 | 110 | 117 | 121 | 158 | 119 | 126 | 107 | 104 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:40AM0.68m | 1:41PM0.77m | 2:18AM0.76m | 2:08PM0.73m | 2:54AM0.82m | 2:33PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.11m | 8:01PM0.02m | 8:16AM0.14m | 8:24PM-0.01m | 8:58AM0.17m | 8:47PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 12 |
| kJ | 105 | 120 | 116 | 96 | 61 | 57 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 27 | 28 | 89 | 126 | 112 | 95 | 98 | 81 | 100 | 119 | 126 | 107 | 86 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | ENE 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 72 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 45 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 58 | 29 | 29 | 72 | 110 | 117 | 121 | 117 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 15 | E 14 | ENE 11 | NW 11 | ENE 11 | S 16 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 37 | 40 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 19 | 32 | 53 | 94 | 98 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 29 | — | — | 29 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 158 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 87 | 68 | 189 | 84 | 68 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 2 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 2 |
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