Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hilo Breakwall today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hilo Breakwall at 10AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hilo Breakwall. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 353 | 319 | 353 | 353 | 353 | 345 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 198 | 336 | 288 | 159 | 131 | 244 | 160 | 160 | 142 | 112 | 108 | 88 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:34AM0.72m | 00:06AM0.49m | 12:06PM0.73m | 00:44AM0.59m | 12:36PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.23m | 6:27PM0.19m | 5:34AM0.21m | 6:44PM0.13m | 6:24AM0.20m | 7:04PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | 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 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 353 | 319 | 353 | 353 | 353 | 345 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 198 | 336 | 288 | 159 | 128 | 244 | 160 | 160 | 142 | 112 | 108 | 88 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 59 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 126 | 17 | 16 | 110 | 131 | 31 | 81 | 81 | 64 | 96 | 84 | 66 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 11 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | N 10 | E 14 | E 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 55 | 55 | 27 | 26 | 42 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 319 | 269 | 244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 94 | 3 | 101 | 172 | 3 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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