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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 1 am Thursday 21 May 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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Publics today?
The current surf forecast for Publics at 9AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
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 Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
984 | 1202 | 1108 | 1108 | 1152 | 1252 | 1173 | 1225 | 1123 | 1048 | 1000 | 909 | 844 | 897 | 984 | 913 | 824 | 789 | 763 | 897 | 1031 | 931 | 869 | 869 | |
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 | 8:55AM0.12m | 8:43PM0.58m | 10:30AM0.18m | 9:37PM0.51m | 11:42AM0.26m | 10:30PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM-0.03m | 12:55PM0.05m | 4:33AM-0.04m | 2:25PM0.11m | 5:12AM-0.05m | 4:11PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
 kJ | 68 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 85 | 127 | 112 | 157 | 110 | 110 | 72 | 107 | 101 | 62 | 93 | 140 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 174 | 159 | 157 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 91 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 57 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 10 | 25 | 44 | 54 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | 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 | 984 | 1202 | 1108 | 1108 | 1152 | 1252 | 1173 | 1225 | 1123 | 1048 | 1000 | 909 | 844 | 897 | 984 | 913 | 824 | 789 | 763 | 897 | 1031 | 931 | 869 | 869 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 125 | 125 | 146 | 125 | 127 | 256 | 127 | 125 | 49 | 46 | 203 | 205 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 49 | 125 | 203 | 211 | 203 | 125 | 43 | 125 |
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