Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Publics sea temperature is
26.6°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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 1AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Nov)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (12 Nov)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
7
2.4
E
8
2.4
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
7
2.1
E
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
498
529
645
653
595
769
717
644
694
607
607
654
611
611
595
491
487
498
529
498
465
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
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
4:48PM0.20m
5:58AM0.68m
5:34PM0.18m
6:43AM0.65m
6:38PM0.17m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.05m
1:59PM0.14m
10:33PM0.07m
3:02PM0.13m
11:08PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
20
20
19
18
19
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