Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 12AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 238 | 232 | 232 | 226 | 315 | 258 | 228 | 199 | 227 | 227 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 227 | 232 | 232 | 265 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:16PM0.95m | 1:41AM0.45m | 2:54PM0.97m | 2:30AM0.51m | 3:29PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM0.17m | 7:44AM-0.14m | 9:28PM0.13m | 8:30AM-0.12m | 9:58PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 238 | 232 | 232 | 226 | 226 | 258 | 228 | 199 | 227 | 227 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 227 | 232 | 24 | 265 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | S 18 | S 18 | N 7 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 16 | S 9 | S 20 | SE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 315 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 232 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 3 | 208 | 175 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 110 | 172 | 172 | 94 | 97 |
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