Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). 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 (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, strong winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.5
S
24
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
SSW
23
0.6
SSW
22
0.7
SSW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
325
321
177
163
339
339
267
329
320
311
289
281
277
273
289
138
132
426
387
485
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
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
High Tide
10:04AM0.43m
8:19PM0.34m
11:13AM0.49m
8:56PM0.27m
12:12PM0.54m
10:06PM0.22m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.27m
3:23AM0.04m
6:20PM0.26m
4:02AM0.05m
8:25PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:14
7:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
24
23
24
23
24
25
25
26
26
24
24
24
25
25
22
21
22
22
23
23
21
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