Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.1° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
121
124
124
101
121
52
42
42
154
133
123
121
119
113
129
115
111
115
99
98
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
7:08PM0.20m
9:13AM0.67m
9:28PM0.18m
10:28AM0.67m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.18m
00:41AM0.08m
5:54PM0.15m
1:55AM0.12m
6:41PM0.11m
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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6:22
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6:19
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6:17
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 mm
1
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2
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Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
26
25
24
24
26
25
25
25
23
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