Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 07 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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
12
3.5
SW
11
2.3
SSW
10
2
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
702
472
488
1064
1999
4851
8029
6954
4904
2987
959
637
422
306
361
356
351
281
269
261
257
198
195
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
ESE
20
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:47PM0.73m
2:09AM0.32m
2:28PM0.72m
2:51AM0.39m
3:05PM0.69m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.07m
8:57PM0.08m
7:26AM0.06m
9:22PM0.06m
8:21AM0.06m
9:46PM0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:40
6:39
 mm
2
2
4
2
2
1
4
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
24
24
27
28
26
25
24
23
24
26
27
27
28
31
31
30
31
30
30
29
29
31
29
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