What are the current surf conditions at Cliffs?

Cliffs currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Cliffs?

The best time to surf Cliffs is typically when swell comes from the S direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Cliffs Surf Report & Forecast

East Honolulu, Hawaii

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🌬️ WIND

6
kt

🌊 SWELL

1.3
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.3ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

10kt

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AIR TEMP

22°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

1ft @
10s

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PRECIPITATION

0.1mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Small 1.3ft waves with mixed swell with very light winds Note: winds from N would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

FAIR7 good hours

🌊 0.9-2.2ft 💨 4-7kt 🌡️ 18-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	S	5kt	ENE	9kt	19°C	24°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	S	4kt	ENE	9kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	S	4kt	ENE	8kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	10s	SSE	4kt	ENE	8kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	10s	SE	4kt	ENE	8kt	19°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	5kt	E	8kt	19°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	ESE	5kt	ENE	9kt	19°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	E	5kt	ENE	10kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	E	5kt	ENE	11kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	8s	ENE	6kt	ENE	10kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	ENE	6kt	ENE	10kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	7s	NE	7kt	ENE	10kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	NE	7kt	ENE	9kt	23°C	24°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	NE	6kt	ENE	8kt	23°C	24°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	7s	NE	6kt	ENE	7kt	24°C	24°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	ENE	6kt	ENE	7kt	23°C	24°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	E	6kt	NE	7kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	ESE	6kt	NE	6kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	SE	6kt	ENE	8kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	10s	SE	5kt	ENE	9kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	SE	5kt	ENE	10kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	10s	SE	5kt	E	10kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	10s	SE	4kt	E	10kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	0.9ft	10s	SE	4kt	E	10kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm

Monday

Apr 6

FAIR3 good hours

🌊 1.1-1.9ft 💨 2-5kt 🌡️ 19-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	ESE	4kt	E	10kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	9s	E	4kt	E	11kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	8s	ENE	4kt	E	11kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	8s	NE	4kt	E	9kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	NE	3kt	E	7kt	19°C	24°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	NE	3kt	E	5kt	19°C	24°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	NE	3kt	E	5kt	19°C	24°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	NE	3kt	E	5kt	20°C	24°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	NE	3kt	E	5kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	NE	4kt	E	5kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	ENE	4kt	E	5kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	E	5kt	ESE	5kt	24°C	24°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	ENE	4kt	E	5kt	25°C	24°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	NE	4kt	E	5kt	25°C	24°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	NE	3kt	E	5kt	25°C	24°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	ENE	3kt	ESE	5kt	24°C	24°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	9s	ESE	3kt	ESE	5kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	10s	SSE	3kt	SE	5kt	23°C	24°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	10s	SSE	4kt	ESE	6kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	10s	SE	4kt	E	7kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	9s	SE	5kt	E	8kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	9s	ESE	4kt	E	7kt	20°C	25°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	9s	ESE	3kt	E	5kt	20°C	25°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	9s	E	2kt	E	4kt	20°C	25°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 1.8-2.2ft 💨 1-3kt 🌡️ 18-26°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	8s	E	2kt	E	4kt	19°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	ENE	3kt	ESE	4kt	19°C	24°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	5s	ENE	3kt	ESE	4kt	19°C	24°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	5s	ENE	3kt	ESE	3kt	19°C	24°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	6s	ENE	2kt	ESE	2kt	19°C	24°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	6s	ENE	2kt	ESE	2kt	18°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	6s	ENE	2kt	SE	2kt	19°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2ft	6s	E	2kt	SE	3kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2ft	6s	E	3kt	SE	4kt	21°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	E	3kt	SSE	4kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	E	2kt	S	5kt	25°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	E	2kt	S	5kt	26°C	25°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	ESE	3kt	SSW	6kt	26°C	25°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	8s	SE	3kt	SW	6kt	26°C	25°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	9s	SE	3kt	WSW	6kt	26°C	25°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	8s	ESE	3kt	SW	5kt	25°C	25°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	8s	ESE	3kt	SSW	5kt	25°C	25°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	E	3kt	S	4kt	25°C	25°C	0.3mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	E	2kt	S	3kt	24°C	25°C	0.3mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	E	2kt	S	3kt	23°C	24°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	E	1kt	SSE	2kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	ENE	1kt	SSE	2kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	9s	ENE	1kt	SSE	2kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	10s	ENE	1kt	SSE	3kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

EXCELLENT12 excellent hours

🌊 2.0-2.5ft 💨 1-6kt 🌡️ 21-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	11s	E	2kt	SSE	3kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	13s	SE	2kt	SSE	3kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	14s	S	2kt	SSE	3kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	13s	SE	2kt	SE	3kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	12s	E	2kt	SE	3kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	10s	ENE	1kt	ESE	2kt	21°C	24°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	ENE	2kt	ESE	3kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	9s	ENE	2kt	SE	4kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	8s	ENE	3kt	SE	5kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	ENE	4kt	SSE	6kt	23°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	11s	NE	5kt	S	7kt	24°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	12s	NE	6kt	S	8kt	25°C	24°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	13s	E	6kt	S	7kt	25°C	24°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	14s	SE	6kt	S	7kt	25°C	24°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	15s	S	6kt	S	7kt	25°C	24°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	14s	S	5kt	S	7kt	25°C	24°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	14s	S	5kt	S	6kt	25°C	24°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	14s	S	5kt	SSE	6kt	24°C	24°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	14s	S	5kt	SSE	7kt	24°C	24°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	14s	S	5kt	SSE	8kt	23°C	24°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	14s	S	5kt	SSE	9kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	14s	S	5kt	SSE	10kt	22°C	24°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	14s	S	5kt	SSE	11kt	22°C	24°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	14s	S	5kt	SSE	11kt	22°C	24°C	0.5mm

Thursday

Apr 9

EXCELLENT21 excellent hours

🌊 2.2-4.5ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ 20-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	14s	S	5kt	SSE	13kt	21°C	24°C	0.7mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	14s	S	5kt	SSE	15kt	21°C	24°C	0.9mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	14s	S	6kt	SSE	16kt	21°C	24°C	1.2mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.6ft	12s	S	6kt	SSE	17kt	20°C	24°C	1.1mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	11s	S	7kt	SSE	17kt	20°C	24°C	1mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	9s	S	8kt	SSE	18kt	20°C	24°C	0.9mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	10s	S	7kt	SSE	16kt	20°C	24°C	0.8mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	11s	S	6kt	SSE	14kt	20°C	24°C	0.7mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	12s	S	5kt	SSE	13kt	20°C	24°C	0.6mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.4ft	12s	S	6kt	SSE	13kt	21°C	24°C	0.5mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	13s	S	7kt	SSE	14kt	21°C	24°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	13s	S	8kt	SSE	15kt	22°C	24°C	0.3mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	13s	S	8kt	SSE	14kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	13s	S	8kt	SSE	13kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	13s	S	8kt	SSE	11kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3ft	11s	S	7kt	SSE	10kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.7ft	9s	SSE	6kt	SE	9kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	4.5ft	7s	SSE	5kt	SE	8kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4.3ft	7s	SSE	5kt	SE	8kt	21°C	24°C	0mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	4ft	7s	SSE	4kt	ESE	8kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	7s	SSE	4kt	ESE	7kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.6ft	7s	SSE	3kt	E	6kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.5ft	7s	SSE	3kt	E	5kt	20°C	24°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.3ft	7s	SSE	3kt	ENE	4kt	20°C	24°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

EXCELLENT16 excellent hours

🌊 1.8-3.2ft 💨 0-8kt 🌡️ 20-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.2ft	7s	SSE	2kt	ENE	3kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	7s	SSE	1kt	NE	2kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	SSE	0kt	NNE	1kt	20°C	24°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	7s	SSE	1kt	NNW	1kt	20°C	24°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	7s	SE	1kt	W	1kt	20°C	24°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	SE	2kt	SW	2kt	20°C	24°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	SE	2kt	SSW	4kt	20°C	24°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	SE	3kt	S	6kt	20°C	24°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	SE	3kt	SSE	8kt	20°C	24°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	SE	4kt	SSE	10kt	20°C	24°C	0.4mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	10s	SSE	4kt	S	11kt	21°C	24°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	11s	SSE	5kt	S	13kt	21°C	24°C	0.5mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	11s	SSE	5kt	SSW	11kt	21°C	24°C	0.9mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	11s	SSE	4kt	SSW	10kt	21°C	24°C	1.2mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	11s	SSE	4kt	SW	8kt	21°C	24°C	1.5mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	11s	SSE	4kt	SW	9kt	21°C	24°C	4.7mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	11s	SSE	4kt	SW	10kt	21°C	24°C	8mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	11s	SSE	5kt	SSW	10kt	21°C	24°C	11.2mm
6:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	11s	SSE	5kt	SSW	10kt	21°C	24°C	9.4mm
7:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	11s	SSE	5kt	SSW	10kt	21°C	24°C	7.7mm
8:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	11s	SSE	5kt	SSW	10kt	21°C	24°C	6mm
9:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	11s	SSE	6kt	S	13kt	21°C	24°C	4mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	10s	SSE	7kt	S	16kt	21°C	24°C	2.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	SE	8kt	S	19kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm

Saturday

Apr 11

GOOD15 good hours

🌊 1.7-1.9ft 💨 5-10kt 🌡️ 20-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	10s	SE	8kt	S	18kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	10s	SE	7kt	S	16kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	9s	SE	7kt	S	15kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	10s	SE	7kt	SSW	15kt	21°C	24°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	11s	SSE	7kt	SSW	15kt	21°C	24°C	0.4mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	12s	SSE	7kt	SSW	16kt	21°C	24°C	0.5mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	12s	S	7kt	SSW	16kt	21°C	24°C	0.5mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	S	7kt	SSW	16kt	21°C	24°C	0.5mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	S	7kt	SSW	16kt	21°C	24°C	0.5mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	13s	S	7kt	SSW	16kt	21°C	24°C	0.5mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	13s	S	8kt	SSW	16kt	22°C	24°C	0.5mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	S	9kt	SSW	17kt	22°C	24°C	0.6mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	S	9kt	SSW	16kt	23°C	24°C	0.6mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	S	10kt	SSW	16kt	23°C	25°C	0.6mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	S	10kt	SSW	16kt	24°C	25°C	0.6mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	S	9kt	SSW	15kt	23°C	24°C	0.6mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	S	8kt	SSW	14kt	23°C	24°C	0.5mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	S	8kt	SSW	13kt	22°C	24°C	0.5mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	S	7kt	SSW	14kt	22°C	24°C	0.5mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	S	7kt	SSW	14kt	22°C	24°C	0.5mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	S	6kt	SSW	14kt	21°C	24°C	0.5mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	6kt	SSW	13kt	21°C	24°C	1.2mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	5kt	SW	11kt	21°C	24°C	1.9mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	5kt	SW	10kt	20°C	24°C	2.6mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.4ft @ 8s

Wind Conditions:2-7kt ENE

Water Temperature:24-25°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Cliffs in Oahu is an exposed beach and reef break that usually has waves, with the best conditions occurring in summer, especially in May. It performs best with a south swell and north offshore winds. The surf mainly comes from groundswells and features both left and right reef breaks. The spot can get quite busy when working, and surfers should take care around rocks and other hazards.

Best Swell Direction: S

Bottom Type: Sand and Reef

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionS

Ideal Wind DirectionN

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