Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
261
276
257
280
259
251
220
196
196
215
228
228
186
186
181
181
276
269
258
250
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
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
High Tide
2:10PM0.78m
2:02AM0.22m
2:54PM0.80m
2:55AM0.26m
3:35PM0.79m
Low Tide
9:40PM0.08m
7:20AM-0.02m
10:10PM0.06m
8:15AM-0.02m
10:40PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:05
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
25
25
Feels °C
26
26
25
26
24
24
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
25
24
24
24
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