Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.5°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 8AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
0
2
3
2
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ENE
10
4
E
10
4
E
10
4
E
10
4
E
9
3
E
9
3
ENE
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
E
14
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3184
3219
2945
3153
2587
1619
1362
1373
993
704
644
644
536
536
471
424
414
414
359
330
326
326
239
322
Wind (km/h)
55
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
E
15
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
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-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:25AM0.60m
4:13PM0.45m
5:08AM0.64m
4:47PM0.39m
5:56AM0.67m
5:22PM0.32m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.13m
10:18PM0.02m
11:39AM0.15m
10:46PM0.02m
12:48PM0.18m
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Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
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26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
18
19
18
20
20
21
22
21
23
23
23
26
29
25
25
28
29
27
27
29
28
27
27
27
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