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Hilo Breakwall Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Hilo Breakwall surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today?
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
239 | 212 | 206 | 236 | 238 | 245 | 279 | 332 | 341 | 341 | 346 | 346 | 337 | 156 | 183 | 401 | 401 | 368 | 377 | 377 | 386 | 377 | 377 | 334 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:58PM0.58m | 1:19PM0.70m | 00:37AM0.55m | 2:02PM0.81m | 1:17AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.19m | 6:31AM-0.08m | 7:20PM0.18m | 7:02AM-0.14m | 8:18PM0.16m | 7:36AM-0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 239 | 212 | 206 | 236 | 238 | 245 | 279 | 332 | 341 | 341 | 346 | 346 | 337 | 156 | 183 | 401 | 401 | 368 | 377 | 377 | 386 | 377 | 377 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 65 | 59 | 13 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 19 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 185 | 185 | 22 | 23 | 94 | 89 | 86 | 102 | 78 | 71 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | S 14 | N 12 | S 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 18 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 17 | NW 16 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 20 | 39 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 70 | 66 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 101 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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