Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is

26.7° C

Cliffs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	18s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	18s
Evening (24 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.
	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	S 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 14	E 15	E 15
Wave Graph
kJ	454	329	329	443	340	325	306	298	377	502	391	365	572	547	547	547	540	522	469	457	499	602	610
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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				1:44PM0.62m				00:59AM0.18m					2:22PM0.66m			1:51AM0.19m					2:56PM0.68m
Low Tide		5:34AM0.05m					9:41PM0.14m			6:23AM0.04m					10:05PM0.12m			7:08AM0.02m					10:27PM0.11m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	25	25	25	25	25	24	25	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25
Feels °C	22	21	21	20	21	22	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	S 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 19	S 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	E 15	E 14	E 15	E 15
kJ	454	145	329	443	340	325	306	298	298	502	391	365	572	547	547	547	540	522	469	343	499	602	610
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SSW 18	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 20	S 20	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 11	E 13	E 13	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	162	329	143	102	102	102	100	296	377	142	223	198	61	84	52	72	106	205	348	457	341	341	337
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 22	S 21	S 21	S 21	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	E 13	S 11	S 11	E 12	E 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 9	S 10
kJ	54	55	93	156	231	229	229	100	66	65	63	64	54	39	37	47	46	21	20	20	20	7	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	293	338	484	469	428	444	485	415	428	428	392	425	414	464	532	522	459	419	382	397	397	369	334
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Pokai Bay HAW - Oahu	Pokai Bay HAW - Oahu	Nanakuli Tracks HAW - Oahu	Pokai Bay HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Nanakuli Tracks HAW - Oahu	Nanakuli Tracks HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	35	43	122	122	122	43	43	35	35	35	43	46	46	36	46	35	35	35	35	43	36	36	35
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Rating (10 max)	3	3				3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Malibu CAL - LA County	Magics HAW - Big Island	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Westport-The Cove Washington	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Magics HAW - Big Island	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Hilo Breakwall HAW - Big Island	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	7	6	6	9	8	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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