Hilo Bay

Hilo Bay is an NE-facing reef break in Hilo, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from NNW to E, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 57% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SW: light winds or SW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NE onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

NE (45°)

Best swell

N to E (355°–83°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

S to W offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

NNW to E (344° to 82.5°)

Offshore wind

SW

Tide

NOAA station 1617760

Wave buoy

Hilo, Hawaii, HI (188) · 12 km away

Cams

2 (2 play here)