Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
26.4° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
W
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
209
206
203
252
203
200
306
211
146
146
144
129
196
191
222
145
146
152
141
141
160
158
66
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:41AM0.26m
5:59PM0.69m
6:41AM0.30m
6:36PM0.61m
7:44AM0.34m
7:11PM0.52m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.01m
10:49AM0.01m
1:08AM0.01m
11:44AM0.08m
1:42AM0.01m
12:46PM0.16m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
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7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
25
25
26
24
25
25
24
25
23
22
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
23
21
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