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Publics surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 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
24.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Publics today?

The current surf forecast for Publics at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)777777788888777151515778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)949779838686707255555455543939383837373940404042
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
0
SSW
5
W
20
NW
25
N
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossonononglassglasscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.68
5:27PM
0.27
5:45AM
0.64
6:18PM
0.30
6:15AM
0.58
7:15PM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
0.04
10:41PM
0.03
12:47PM
0.03
11:28PM
0.08
1:15PM
0.02
12:25AM
0.14
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-7:11-------7:11-------7:09------
Sunset----6:13-------6:14-------6:14---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11---------------
Temp. °C232324242423232121212223222222212222222323222221
Feels °C (?)242323222425231918202121202020202122222324222221
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