Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.3° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
185
181
181
124
119
115
107
67
66
65
63
61
58
56
85
84
84
84
83
82
75
69
69
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
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
cross-off
High Tide
8:15AM0.59m
8:33PM0.18m
9:23AM0.58m
11:02PM0.21m
10:27AM0.57m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.13m
5:23PM0.17m
00:18AM0.16m
6:07PM0.15m
1:50AM0.19m
6:32PM0.13m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
20
20
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