Publics surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 HST
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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
27.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Publics today?

The current surf forecast for Publics at 10AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.4
SSW
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.4
SW
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)6666615667777614661313131318181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)213155130115112861551662022021761751345019713069686868176243243232
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
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
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
/ height (m)
1:35PM
0.69
2:08AM
0.33
2:13PM
0.67
2:43AM
0.39
2:46PM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
0.12
8:45PM
0.08
7:18AM
0.11
9:06PM
0.08
8:09AM
0.10
9:26PM
0.07
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
Sunrise-6:18-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset----6:31-------6:30-------6:30---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252526262625252525252626262525252525262626262525
Feels °C (?)232223232322242423222424242324242423242424262425
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for HAW - Oahu

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Publics (light winds from the E at Saint Louis Heights wx 3 km from Publics). 1.1m 6s windswell from the ENE with a 0.5m 10s swell from the SSE and a 0.3m 11s groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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