Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
17
1
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
716
587
427
309
387
482
471
348
260
257
329
320
311
225
171
171
126
125
115
108
135
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
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
High Tide
3:53PM0.66m
4:08AM0.41m
4:20PM0.62m
4:47AM0.46m
4:49PM0.57m
Low Tide
9:05AM0.06m
10:32PM0.08m
9:46AM0.07m
10:54PM0.07m
10:31AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:51
6:50
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
23
23
22
23
22
23
22
22
23
23
22
23
22
23
21
23
23
21
22
22
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