Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.1° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
E
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.7
E
13
1.1
S
6
0.7
SSW
14
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
14
1
S
5
0.5
E
13
1.1
E
8
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
E
8
0.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
326
326
239
322
318
245
253
253
232
165
78
186
149
537
52
84
138
36
61
28
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
10
E
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:22PM0.32m
6:52AM0.68m
6:03PM0.26m
7:58AM0.67m
7:08PM0.20m
Low Tide
12:48PM0.18m
11:17PM0.03m
2:19PM0.20m
11:54PM0.05m
4:19PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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1
2
2
3
2
4
2
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5
4
1
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1
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
28
28
28
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
29
27
28
26
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