Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 7AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (27 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
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)
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
14
1.3
E
14
1.3
E
14
1.3
E
14
1.4
E
14
1.5
E
13
1.7
E
14
1.8
E
14
2.1
E
13
2
E
13
2.1
E
13
2.1
E
13
2.2
E
13
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.2
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
697
687
668
631
711
792
1111
1179
1543
1380
1497
1497
1609
1544
1365
1126
972
884
763
584
435
387
394
322
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:32AM0.21m
3:29PM0.70m
3:10AM0.23m
3:59PM0.70m
3:49AM0.25m
4:29PM0.70m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.01m
10:49PM0.10m
8:31AM0.01m
11:11PM0.09m
9:09AM0.01m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:12
7:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
24
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
28
27
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
23
22
23
23
24
25
24
25
25
26
27
28
28
27
27
28
28
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
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