Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
436
436
427
372
358
331
263
253
197
188
151
90
86
147
84
81
81
80
113
110
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:56AM0.47m
7:27PM0.36m
10:11AM0.53m
8:07PM0.29m
11:24AM0.60m
9:30PM0.22m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.27m
2:23AM0.03m
5:19PM0.27m
3:10AM0.03m
7:39PM0.21m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
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7:07
7:07
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
25
26
25
25
25
26
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
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