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/ HAW – Oahu (122 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Publics surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Publics surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Publics sea temperature is
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Publics today?
The current surf forecast for Publics at 1AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Publics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
248 | 204 | 242 | 445 | 604 | 588 | 557 | 481 | 373 | 373 | 349 | 387 | 358 | 358 | 322 | 288 | 276 | 276 | 291 | 263 | 257 | 264 | 237 | 237 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:49PM0.56m | 3:19AM0.22m | 4:21PM0.58m | 3:51AM0.19m | 4:55PM0.59m | 4:25AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.06m | 9:03AM-0.07m | 11:24PM0.05m | 9:26AM-0.06m | 00:14AM0.05m | 9:52AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — |
 | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 99 | 96 | 98 | 96 | 92 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 53 | 52 | 133 | 121 | 146 | 174 | 167 | 133 | 88 | 161 | 263 | 146 | 90 | 90 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 16 | NNW 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 81 | 82 | 46 | 78 | 69 | 71 | 110 | 71 | 129 | 131 | 94 | 56 | 80 | 109 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 107 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 52 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | N 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 18 | NW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSE 9 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 54 | 61 | 57 | 50 | 43 | 86 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 61 | 103 | 103 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 86 | 86 | 51 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 248 | 204 | 242 | 445 | 604 | 588 | 557 | 481 | 373 | 373 | 349 | 387 | 358 | 358 | 322 | 288 | 276 | 276 | 291 | 257 | 257 | 264 | 237 | 237 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 49 | 49 | 43 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32 |
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