Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 12PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (24 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
18
1.9
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
18
2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
E
14
1.2
E
15
1.2
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
454
338
484
469
428
444
485
415
428
502
392
425
572
547
547
547
540
522
469
457
499
602
610
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
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
High Tide
1:44PM0.62m
00:59AM0.18m
2:22PM0.66m
1:51AM0.19m
2:56PM0.68m
Low Tide
5:34AM0.05m
9:41PM0.14m
6:23AM0.04m
10:05PM0.12m
7:08AM0.02m
10:27PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
26
25
24
25
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
21
21
20
21
22
22
21
23
22
22
23
22
21
22
21
22
22
22
23
22
22
23
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