Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
27.5°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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 12PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
377
362
339
264
131
134
136
154
142
139
202
242
309
309
305
258
339
330
326
326
322
322
Wind (km/h)
55
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
ENE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:25AM0.60m
4:13PM0.45m
5:08AM0.64m
4:47PM0.39m
5:56AM0.67m
5:22PM0.32m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.13m
10:18PM0.02m
11:39AM0.15m
10:46PM0.02m
12:48PM0.18m
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Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
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25
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26
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
18
18
20
20
21
20
21
23
21
25
25
24
24
26
28
28
30
28
26
28
27
27
26
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