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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 am Wednesday 13 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 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 (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | |
40 | 42 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 82 | 38 | 54 | 81 | 81 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 77 | 47 | 70 | 129 | 208 | 217 | 124 | 124 | 50 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:49AM0.34m | 2:09PM0.52m | 1:34AM0.29m | 2:50PM0.61m | 2:19AM0.24m | 3:34PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM-0.09m | 8:34PM0.07m | 7:40AM-0.12m | 9:37PM0.04m | 8:12AM-0.13m | 10:38PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | N 9 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 37 | 23 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 82 | 14 | 54 | 81 | 81 | 64 | 109 | 107 | 142 | 138 | 127 | 234 | 246 | 208 | 33 | 215 | 215 | 240 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | N 9 | SSW 14 | S 13 | N 9 | NW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNE 7 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | SW 16 | NW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 39 | 42 | 63 | 57 | 55 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 13 | 68 | 53 | 53 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 120 | 116 | 35 | 106 | 72 | 124 | 69 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSE 15 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | N 10 | S 14 | SW 15 | N 9 | NW 16 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 12 | SW 14 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 33 | 13 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 47 | 77 | 47 | 70 | 129 | 113 | 124 | 124 | 71 | 50 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 377 | 352 | 277 | 268 | 220 | 307 | 397 | 400 | 383 | 301 | 302 | 247 | 225 | 231 | 231 | 228 | — | — | — | 217 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 37 |
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