
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
191 | 187 | 180 | 161 | 154 | 151 | 115 | 145 | 184 | 181 | 177 | 173 | 166 | 132 | 132 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 99 | 154 | 151 | 106 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:16AM0.93m | 2:37PM0.59m | 4:00AM0.95m | 3:11PM0.52m | 4:48AM0.94m | 3:46PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.21m | 8:53PM-0.11m | 10:27AM0.24m | 9:28PM-0.11m | 11:27AM0.27m | 10:07PM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
191 | 187 | 180 | 161 | 154 | 151 | 115 | 145 | 184 | 181 | 177 | 173 | 166 | 132 | 132 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 99 | 154 | 151 | 106 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | E 8 | NW 13 | NNE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNE 12 |
34 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 67 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 102 | 99 | 97 | 92 | 87 | 29 | 44 | 40 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 18 | NNW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | E 7 | N 11 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | NNW 13 | S 15 | ESE 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | ESE 7 |
14 | 9 | 50 | 31 | 77 | 69 | 23 | 63 | 112 | 109 | 107 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 8 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 29 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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