Publics surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 HST
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Publics surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Publics sea temperature is
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Publics today?

The current surf forecast for Publics at 4AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
WSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)131212121114131313131312666666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106103101996462878686858580809295978178788974604646
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49PM
0.57
3:34AM
0.31
4:32PM
0.62
4:13AM
0.25
5:19PM
0.66
4:56AM
0.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
0.02
9:29AM
-0.11
11:19PM
0.02
10:01AM
-0.12
12:26AM
0.03
10:35AM
-0.11
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:09-------6:09--
Sunset6:50-------6:51-------6:51-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242423232323242424242323232324252424232323232424
Feels °C (?)242523232323232323242222222222262425232324252727
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