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Publics surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
25.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Publics today?

The current surf forecast for Publics at 11AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)14141214126666777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2020118517622323723731626217515715226220014815215713911311811797
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
SE
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
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		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42AM
0.70
3:20PM
0.20
4:13AM
0.71
4:00PM
0.22
4:44AM
0.70
4:42PM
0.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05AM
0.08
8:41PM
-0.03
11:29AM
0.07
9:20PM
-0.02
11:54AM
0.05
9:59PM
-0.01
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-7:11-------7:11-------7:11------
Sunset----6:10-------6:12-------6:12---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212222232223222222232323232323232222232323232322
Feels °C (?)161716171617161616182021202121232120222121222322
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