Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Issued: 1 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Publics sea temperature is

26.6°C

Publics surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Publics today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 5PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	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 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	581	531	475	489	528	469	379	604	725	672	604	589	763	765	725	725	867	915	959	985	952	1001	910
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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		12:31PM0.50m				1:54AM0.52m				1:12PM0.44m					2:28AM0.59m			1:50PM0.38m					3:01AM0.64m
Low Tide				7:11PM0.01m				7:49AM0.19m				7:34PM0.00m					8:47AM0.17m			7:57PM-0.00m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37
	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	24
Feels °C	22	21	22	20	21	21	20	20	21	21	22	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	21	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 20	NNW 19	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 17	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13
kJ	132	93	128	126	446	708	794	877	984	798	768	649	493	449	367	367	325	261	253	243	229	219	192
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	NNW 11	NNW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 15	SW 14
kJ	106	123	121	121	97	77	175	175	171	171	169	122	162	164	160	154	150	148	84	82	53	73	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 22	NNW 21	SSW 17	SSW 17	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 11	W 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SSW 15
kJ	45	42	47	176	101	116	73	46	22	11	20	51	53	17	17	17	16	15	74	73	73	51	73
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	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 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	581	531	475	489	528	469	379	604	725	672	604	589	763	765	725	725	867	915	959	985	952	1001	910
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lahaina Harbor Break Wall HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Lahilahi Point HAW - Oahu	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Pokai Bay HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Keaau HAW - Oahu	Harbors HAW - Maui	Klausmeyers HAW - Oahu	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Lahilahi Point HAW - Oahu	Pokai Bay HAW - Oahu	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i	Infinities HAW - Kaua'i
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	3	4	5	5	1	5	1	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	3
Distance (km)	127	125	46	125	40	43	40	155	49	127	47	125	125	46	43	125	125	125	125	127	127	203	203
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu			Ranches		Ranches	Ranches	Ranches		Ranches		Makaha			Ranches	Ranches
Rating (10 max)			3		4	5	5		5		5			4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	8	8	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5

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