Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Issued: 1 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 7AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). An 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) & 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 Sat night). Mainly strong winds.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	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 14	E 14
Wave Graph
kJ	464	454	329	329	443	340	325	306	298	377	502	391	365	578	547	547	547	540	522	469	457	412	499	594
Wind (km/h)	ENE	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	cross-off
High Tide	11:46PM0.19m				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	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25
Feels °C	22	21	21	20	21	21	21	22	22	23	22	22	21	22	21	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	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 14	E 14
kJ	464	454	145	329	443	340	325	306	298	298	502	391	365	578	547	547	547	540	522	469	339	412	499	594
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	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	56	162	329	143	102	102	102	100	296	377	142	223	198	39	84	52	72	106	205	348	457	341	341	337
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	E 10	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	85	52	55	93	156	231	229	229	100	66	65	63	64	54	39	37	47	46	21	20	20	20	7	7
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 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	397	262	316	431	472	428	417	443	469	440	389	430	452	477	477	532	566	487	447	372	362	387	359	359
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Makaha (Outside) HAW - Oahu	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Klausmeyers HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Nanakuli Blackrocks HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Klausmeyers HAW - Oahu	Pokai Bay HAW - Oahu	Nanakuli Blackrocks HAW - Oahu	Nanakuli Blackrocks HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Waikiki HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Nanakuli Blackrocks HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	1	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	43	35	43	51	122	50	43	37	35	35	35	43	50	46	37	37	35	3	35	35	35	43	37	35
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu	Kaena Point	Yokohama Bay	Yokohama Bay	Makaha		Makaha	Makaha	Nanakuli Blackrocks	Turtles Reef	Kaena Point	Kaena Point	Makaha	Makaha	Makaha	Yokohama Bay	Makaha	Yokohama Bay	Paradise	Yokohama Bay	Makaha	Makaha	Makaha	Makaha	Kaena Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	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	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Westport-The Cove Washington	Malibu CAL - LA County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	3	4
Header Global	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Nine Mile New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Etang-Sale Reunion	Batu Mandi Indonesia	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Three Points New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	6	5	5	5	8	6	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7

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