Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
26.8° C
0.4° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 1PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri night, moderate winds from the NE by Sun night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
2
E
7
2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
3
E
8
3
E
8
3
E
8
3
E
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
285
285
400
435
537
826
958
1102
1067
1142
1142
1009
871
939
1009
1026
956
824
801
740
662
666
612
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:11AM0.31m
5:26PM0.64m
5:57AM0.34m
5:55PM0.59m
6:49AM0.38m
6:24PM0.52m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.06m
00:22AM0.06m
11:14AM0.11m
00:48AM0.05m
12:06PM0.16m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:09
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
26
24
24
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
19
21
21
22
21
21
22
23
22
22
23
22
22
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