Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
27.2°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
0
0
2
3
2
3
1
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
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
E
14
1
WSW
11
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
W
10
1.7
S
7
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
195
195
433
387
202
196
359
305
258
339
264
326
326
239
219
318
250
259
296
302
231
188
186
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:08AM0.64m
4:47PM0.39m
5:56AM0.67m
5:22PM0.32m
6:52AM0.68m
6:03PM0.26m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.15m
10:46PM0.02m
12:48PM0.18m
11:17PM0.03m
2:19PM0.20m
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clear
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Temp °C
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
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27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
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26
26
26
Feels °C
23
22
25
24
27
25
25
27
28
27
28
28
27
28
27
27
26
24
25
25
25
26
27
26
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