Hilo Breakwall surf break

Hilo Breakwall surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 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
25.3° 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: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.3
E
8
0.4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
364
348
348
306
314
322
177
169
161
164
129
173
173
169
164
157
157
125
101
81
86
75
196
37
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:03PM0.80m
3:06AM0.39m
4:39PM0.78m
3:33AM0.35m
5:18PM0.74m
4:01AM0.31m
Low Tide
8:50AM-0.12m
10:37PM0.19m
9:17AM-0.10m
11:21PM0.21m
9:47AM-0.08m
00:13AM0.23m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
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5:50
5:48
5:48
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6:43
6:44
6:44
6:44
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
22
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
24
24
25
24
26
26
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ESE
9
1.3
E
8
1.1
ESE
9
Energy kJ
364
348
348
306
314
322
177
128
142
164
129
173
173
169
164
157
157
125
101
81
86
147
196
197
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
14
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
NE
7
0.4
NW
12
0.6
NE
7
Energy kJ
56
36
64
37
81
79
169
169
161
92
101
67
67
68
62
65
65
64
94
119
111
75
39
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
15
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.1
N
8
0.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
76
64
36
57
3
3
70
44
44
43
39
37
37
23
22
13
12
12
12
12
27
16
1
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
101
3
97
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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