Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.5°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 2AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Sep)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (26 Sep)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sat night, moderate winds from the ENE by Mon morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
8
3
E
8
3.5
E
8
3.5
E
9
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
9
4
ENE
9
4
ENE
9
4
ENE
9
4.5
ENE
10
4.5
E
10
4.5
E
10
4.5
E
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
768
1268
1556
1573
1728
1979
2136
2327
2562
3086
3596
3966
3966
3442
2458
1930
1676
1520
1629
Wind (km/h)
45
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
60
ENE
60
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
50
E
50
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
35
E
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
High Tide
3:11PM0.56m
3:46AM0.55m
3:42PM0.52m
4:25AM0.60m
4:13PM0.45m
Low Tide
9:30PM0.05m
9:50AM0.11m
9:53PM0.03m
10:41AM0.13m
10:18PM0.02m
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Temp °C
26
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Feels °C
22
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22
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