Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.2° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 12PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
65
63
61
58
56
85
84
84
84
83
82
75
69
69
70
73
74
74
57
57
60
63
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
Wind State
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
9:23AM0.58m
11:02PM0.21m
10:27AM0.57m
00:02AM0.25m
11:21AM0.56m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.15m
1:50AM0.19m
6:32PM0.13m
3:48AM0.21m
6:52PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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6:28
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6:05
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Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
22
22
22
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
21
20
21
20
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