Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
26.8°C
0.0° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.9
E
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
16
1
ENE
8
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
18
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
176
176
151
161
71
87
69
55
55
149
145
145
120
196
120
144
154
156
156
280
181
183
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
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
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:19PM0.51m
2:15AM0.52m
1:54PM0.48m
2:50AM0.60m
2:29PM0.43m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.16m
7:47PM0.04m
8:13AM0.15m
8:09PM0.02m
9:06AM0.13m
8:33PM-0.01m
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Temp °C
24
24
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
24
24
24
23
24
25
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
26
28
28
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
25
25
24
24
25
24
25
26
27
25
24
24
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