Hilo Breakwall surf break

Hilo Breakwall surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 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
25.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today?

The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 5PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (26 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (26 May)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
310
428
382
362
310
310
263
263
226
226
110
110
130
130
225
197
197
163
93
101
130
108
112
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NW
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
0
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:03PM0.65m
11:50PM0.48m
1:39PM0.72m
00:25AM0.44m
2:12PM0.77m
1:00AM0.40m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.27m
6:26AM-0.06m
7:55PM0.26m
6:53AM-0.09m
8:42PM0.24m
7:21AM-0.11m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
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6:52
6:52
6:53
6:53
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
23
23
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
24
25
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
25
23
24
24
24
25
24
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
Energy kJ
279
310
319
382
362
310
310
263
263
226
226
110
110
130
130
225
197
197
163
93
93
130
108
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
19
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.4
N
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.5
N
13
0.4
N
11
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
14
13
12
10
10
22
21
107
107
93
90
48
52
85
38
82
86
55
82
112
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.4
N
12
0.1
NW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
NNE
13
0.5
N
11
0.6
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
9
4
14
14
29
51
49
7
17
18
35
65
101
71
52
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
244
244
428
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
101
3
3
3
0
0
3
3
101
3
0
0
3
3
3
181
3
3
0
0
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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