Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.1° 

Cliffs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cliffs today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
20
0.9
S
20
0.8
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
254
413
408
408
311
487
448
334
427
421
256
237
215
485
611
472
263
304
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:29PM0.54m
3:17AM0.56m
3:02PM0.48m
3:52AM0.61m
3:33PM0.42m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.02m
9:21AM0.13m
9:11PM0.02m
10:11AM0.14m
9:33PM0.02m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:12
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6:10
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 mm
2
2
2
1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
27
29
29
29
28
30
30
29
29
26
25
25
26
25
23
25
24
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