Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.3° C
0.6° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 7PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (14 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (14 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3.5
ENE
8
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
4
ENE
9
5.5
ENE
11
5
E
10
4
E
10
3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
495
509
555
640
849
984
1072
1193
1565
2000
2407
2254
2808
6455
5336
2852
1297
828
676
536
475
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
50
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
50
NE
55
NE
60
NE
65
E
50
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
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
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:22PM0.62m
6:06AM0.44m
5:54PM0.53m
6:57AM0.47m
6:24PM0.45m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.08m
00:03AM0.04m
11:43AM0.14m
00:30AM0.05m
12:43PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
1
7
8
7
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
22
22
23
23
22
23
22
23
22
21
22
22
20
18
18
22
24
26
28
28
28
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