Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
E
13
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
351
281
269
261
257
198
195
176
157
208
237
203
183
154
190
268
264
264
331
319
265
245
275
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NNW
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
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
2:51AM0.39m
3:05PM0.69m
3:32AM0.45m
3:39PM0.64m
4:11AM0.50m
4:12PM0.57m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.06m
9:46PM0.05m
9:12AM0.07m
10:10PM0.04m
10:02AM0.10m
10:33PM0.04m
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6:16
6:16
6:16
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6:39
6:38
6:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
30
30
30
31
31
31
31
31
29
29
27
28
27
24
26
26
25
24
25
26
25
26
26
25
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