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Cliffs surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 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
25.5° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
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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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
0.2
SSW
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
SSE
0.4
E
1.1
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
W
0.5
E
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)8881388888999795666666788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202111171111111112242439302554143185213122117871033441
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
15
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
W
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21AM
0.57
12:00PM
0.18
2:00AM
0.62
1:08PM
0.17
2:36AM
0.66
1:58PM
0.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
0.03
9:24AM
0.16
5:53PM
0.02
9:52AM
0.13
6:38PM
0.01
10:17AM
0.11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:11--
Sunset6:07-------6:07-------6:08-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1252--152---
Temp. °C242222222121222222232323222323252525242322202223
Feels °C (?)212020201920202020242525242420212122212122181819
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