Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 11PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 453 | 364 | 316 | 280 | 240 | 240 | 210 | 210 | 204 | 210 | 186 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 119 | 202 | 202 | 135 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:21PM0.67m | 6:33AM0.62m | 5:41PM0.58m | 7:37AM0.61m | 5:52PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.06m | 12:12PM0.30m | 00:27AM0.07m | 1:21PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 453 | 364 | 316 | 280 | 240 | 240 | 210 | 210 | 204 | 210 | 186 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 119 | 202 | 202 | 135 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 170 | 3 | 172 | 2 | 2 |
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