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/ HAW – Oahu (122 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Publics surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Publics surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Publics sea temperature is
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Publics today?
The current surf forecast for Publics at 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Publics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 171 | 168 | 168 | 162 | 117 | 146 | 246 | 246 | 170 | 216 | 211 | 276 | 319 | 316 | 312 | 267 | 255 | 234 | 229 | 226 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:40AM 0.40 | 5:34PM 0.55 | 5:14AM 0.32 | 6:25PM 0.57 | 5:50AM 0.24 | 7:25PM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:49AM -0.07 | 12:00AM 0.06 | 11:18AM -0.07 | 1:13AM 0.10 | 11:50AM -0.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Mon 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
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