Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
26.7°C
0.4° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (09 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
7
3
ENE
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
6
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
7
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
844
784
726
496
346
262
311
352
277
285
268
268
268
289
349
326
326
349
445
514
543
588
657
717
645
Wind (km/h)
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
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
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
High Tide
4:07AM0.70m
3:34PM0.25m
4:41AM0.70m
4:09PM0.23m
5:18AM0.69m
4:48PM0.20m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.14m
9:07PM0.01m
12:07PM0.13m
9:33PM0.03m
1:00PM0.14m
10:02PM0.05m
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Temp °C
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24
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25
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25
24
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Feels °C
21
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