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Cliffs surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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
25.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
W
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)888888588888888889999995
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)323232212120102020211111111111111213242525243894
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglassoncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36AM
0.52
10:28AM
0.21
1:21AM
0.57
12:00PM
0.18
2:00AM
0.62
1:08PM
0.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
0.04
8:40AM
0.21
5:09PM
0.03
9:24AM
0.16
5:53PM
0.02
9:52AM
0.13
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:11-------7:11--
Sunset6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----1----------------143
Temp. °C242424242423232423212120202021222222222223222324
Feels °C (?)242424232425211920191917171819202021232325232020
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