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Hilo Breakwall surf break

Hilo Breakwall surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
25.1° 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: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NW
1.2
NNW
1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NW
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)1414181614151414131413131312121313121213131388
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35234747570639075210021019943815746632506420276192147104104109108798686
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		onononononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
0.40
12:45AM
0.69
10:20AM
0.35
1:24AM
0.75
11:46AM
0.34
1:59AM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:34PM
0.06
8:13AM
0.34
5:26PM
0.03
8:36AM
0.30
6:14PM
-0.00
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset--5:59-------6:00-------6:00-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----31------11----------
Temp. °C252624242222222223232323222322222627262423232323
Feels °C (?)252526262122222225242525242322212323242423232323
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