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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 am Friday 24 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Publics today?
The current surf forecast for Publics at 7AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Publics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
0 | 0 | 46 | 25 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 69 | 68 | 121 | 93 | 113 | 116 | 162 | 162 | 158 | 146 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 214 | 211 | 164 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12:06PM0.19m | 11:27PM0.51m | 12:58PM0.27m | 00:17AM0.46m | 1:38PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM-0.02m | 4:20PM0.10m | 6:49AM-0.04m | 5:52PM0.11m | 7:15AM-0.05m | 7:05PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 111 | 109 | 81 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 76 | 48 | 47 | 121 | 93 | 113 | 116 | 162 | 162 | 158 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 164 | 125 | 211 | 164 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 46 | 44 | 89 | 25 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 44 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 146 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 214 | 53 | 52 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSE 13 | W 9 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 71 | 70 | 46 | 17 | 28 | 35 | 41 | 15 | 38 | 14 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 17 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | 32 | 170 | 138 | 179 | 202 | 98 | 236 | 318 | 324 | 314 | 284 | 251 | 221 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 145 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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