Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.26° N 157.80° W

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 8AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
0.9
E
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
E
14
1.3
E
14
2.2
E
14
2.2
E
14
2.2
E
14
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
2.2
E
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
329
556
521
480
577
687
2005
1977
1894
555
565
786
794
781
1708
718
634
920
980
616
1382
1186
1582
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
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
10:58AM0.66m
10:35PM0.19m
12:05PM0.69m
00:18AM0.21m
1:00PM0.73m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.08m
7:30PM0.17m
3:46AM0.09m
8:03PM0.13m
5:11AM0.08m
8:31PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:43
6:42
 mm
2
3
5
4
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
25
26
25
25
Feels °C
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
21
23
22
24
23
25
24
25
24
25
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
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