Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.2° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
3
3
2
2
2
3
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
13
2.1
E
13
2.2
E
13
2.3
E
13
2.4
E
13
2.3
E
12
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1520
1520
1667
1810
1909
1565
181
184
187
201
195
200
195
121
121
184
181
181
181
207
225
168
168
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
0
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:10AM0.23m
3:59PM0.70m
3:49AM0.25m
4:29PM0.70m
4:28AM0.28m
4:58PM0.68m
Low Tide
8:31AM0.01m
11:11PM0.09m
9:09AM0.01m
11:34PM0.08m
9:48AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:10
7:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
27
27
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
27
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
26
25
26
26
27
26
26
25
26
28
30
29
29
29
30
28
29
27
26
26
24
25
24
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