Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.1° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
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)
2.3
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1011
660
477
306
361
356
351
281
269
261
257
198
195
176
146
144
131
127
154
207
190
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
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
2:28PM0.72m
2:51AM0.39m
3:05PM0.69m
3:32AM0.45m
3:39PM0.64m
Low Tide
9:22PM0.06m
8:21AM0.06m
9:46PM0.05m
9:12AM0.07m
10:10PM0.04m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:39
6:38
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
27
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
29
29
30
30
30
31
30
30
29
28
30
29
29
28
26
25
25
25
24
25
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