Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.0°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
8
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
S
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
S
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
154
133
123
121
119
113
103
115
111
37
99
96
99
99
155
135
127
262
367
352
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
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
9:13AM0.67m
9:28PM0.18m
10:28AM0.67m
11:31PM0.21m
11:34AM0.67m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.15m
1:55AM0.12m
6:41PM0.11m
3:40AM0.15m
7:14PM0.09m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:22
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6:22
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6:17
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6:16
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 mm
1
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1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
28
28
28
29
26
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
23
24
23
22
22
23
22
22
22
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