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/ HAW – Oahu (122 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Publics surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Publics today?
The current surf forecast for Publics at 8PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Publics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
102 | 47 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 146 | 84 | 98 | 112 | 21 | 33 | 107 | 163 | 104 | 106 | 85 | 151 | 99 | 93 | 89 | 132 | 85 | 84 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:50PM0.53m | 8:23AM0.09m | 8:44PM0.51m | 10:12AM0.12m | 9:37PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.02m | 4:19AM0.05m | 12:15PM0.05m | 5:02AM0.03m | 1:30PM0.09m | 5:32AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | 6:59 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 38 | 43 | 28 | 31 | 20 | 146 | 84 | 98 | 183 | 196 | 193 | 467 | 368 | 326 | 312 | 241 | 187 | 187 | 147 | 123 | 121 | 91 | 63 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 17 | S 17 | E 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | N 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 21 | 69 | 90 | 78 | 137 | 167 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 99 | 93 | 20 | 132 | 85 | 84 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | E 8 | NNW 12 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | N 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 102 | 47 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 30 | 112 | 21 | 33 | 107 | 163 | 104 | 106 | 85 | 151 | 34 | 34 | 89 | 20 | 11 | 30 | 83 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | 38 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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