Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.3° 

Publics surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Publics today (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 9PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Evening (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
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)
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SSW
16
2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
388
384
384
480
470
441
404
455
449
541
541
444
429
343
342
455
799
630
616
622
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:07PM0.30m
7:59AM0.57m
6:32PM0.25m
9:10AM0.56m
7:25PM0.21m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.23m
00:07AM0.11m
4:06PM0.24m
00:38AM0.13m
7:14PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:32
6:31
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
27
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
29
30
28
28
26
27
27
26
27
26
27
25
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
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