Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
S
19
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
146
152
141
141
158
158
66
112
75
75
93
114
106
101
155
97
151
195
142
325
321
177
163
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:44AM0.34m
7:11PM0.52m
8:53AM0.38m
7:45PM0.43m
10:04AM0.43m
8:19PM0.34m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.01m
12:46PM0.16m
2:15AM0.02m
2:03PM0.22m
2:48AM0.03m
3:52PM0.27m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:14
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
22
23
24
22
22
24
24
23
23
23
24
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