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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 1 pm Friday 17 Apr 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: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Publics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 91 | 115 | 98 | 95 | 74 | 60 | 50 | 50 | 46 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 40 | 52 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | 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 | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:32PM 0.62 | 4:13AM 0.25 | 5:19PM 0.66 | 4:56AM 0.19 | 6:11PM 0.66 | 5:45AM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:29AM -0.11 | 11:19PM 0.02 | 10:01AM -0.12 | 12:26AM 0.03 | 10:35AM -0.11 | 1:42AM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
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