Cliffs surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 HST
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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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131319191919181818181818171716161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171168168162117146246246170216211276319316312267255234229226226223223255
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:40AM
0.40
5:34PM
0.55
5:14AM
0.32
6:25PM
0.57
5:50AM
0.24
7:25PM
0.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
-0.07
12:00AM
0.06
11:18AM
-0.07
1:13AM
0.10
11:50AM
-0.06
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:35-------6:33-------6:33------
Sunset----6:42-------6:42-------6:42---
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Rain (mm)
2221233342126353433332-1
Temp. °C242425252524242424242525242424232323232324232423
Feels °C (?)222324232424242524252626252524232424222425242524
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