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Cliffs Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Oahu (122 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Cliffs surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cliffs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | |
104 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 93 | 92 | 138 | 138 | 131 | 179 | 193 | 191 | 188 | 186 | 180 | 180 | 251 | 251 | 168 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 163 | 207 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | |
High Tide | 4:19PM0.72m | 3:56AM0.15m | 5:08PM0.74m | 4:50AM0.11m | 5:59PM0.73m | 5:55AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM-0.15m | 11:40PM0.00m | 9:26AM-0.14m | 00:43AM-0.00m | 10:08AM-0.12m | 1:48AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | 7:02 |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 341 | 322 | 310 | 310 | 280 | 280 | 244 | 256 | 223 | 179 | 228 | 262 | 313 | 186 | 497 | 383 | 341 | 180 | 168 | 163 | 161 | 259 | 245 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 104 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 78 | 92 | 61 | 26 | 131 | 17 | 193 | 191 | 188 | 9 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 251 | 148 | 51 | 7 | 161 | 163 | 207 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 12 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSW 21 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 53 | 89 | 46 | 93 | 54 | 138 | 138 | 23 | 46 | 18 | 180 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 251 | 39 | 33 | 9 | 51 | 91 | 96 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 223 | — | — | — | 418 | — | — | — | 350 | 394 | 344 | 306 | — | 316 | 240 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 |
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