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/ HAW – Oahu (122 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Cliffs surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cliffs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
80 | 79 | 77 | 150 | 44 | 46 | 44 | 46 | 25 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 69 | 68 | 121 | 93 | 113 | 116 | 162 | 162 | 158 | 148 | 171 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:46AM0.12m | 10:27PM0.55m | 12:06PM0.19m | 11:27PM0.51m | 12:58PM0.27m | 00:17AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM0.07m | 6:16AM-0.02m | 4:20PM0.10m | 6:49AM-0.04m | 5:52PM0.11m | 7:15AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | 6:53 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
 kJ | 183 | 183 | 161 | 116 | 114 | 111 | 109 | 81 | 76 | 73 | 84 | 76 | 48 | 47 | 121 | 93 | 113 | 116 | 162 | 162 | 158 | 203 | 198 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 80 | 79 | 77 | 150 | 70 | 46 | 44 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 40 | 44 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 44 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 148 | 171 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | NNW 12 | SW 16 | NNW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 44 | 71 | 70 | 46 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 15 | 42 | 14 | 38 | 43 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 58 | 57 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 159 | 155 | 197 | 190 | 345 | 352 | 333 | 284 | 251 | 203 | 203 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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