Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
27.3° C
0.6° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (15 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
4.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
S
7
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
1
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
225
225
168
168
171
4079
2457
506
452
232
206
223
159
166
246
334
264
264
407
260
253
246
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
45
NE
55
NE
55
ENE
60
ENE
60
ENE
60
ENE
45
ENE
45
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
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
6:06AM0.44m
5:54PM0.53m
6:57AM0.47m
6:24PM0.45m
7:54AM0.49m
6:52PM0.37m
Low Tide
11:43AM0.14m
00:30AM0.05m
12:43PM0.20m
00:58AM0.06m
1:59PM0.25m
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6:09
6:09
6:09
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7:00
7:00
6:59
 mm
1
1
11
15
6
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
20
22
26
27
28
27
28
29
27
25
24
24
23
24
24
24
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