Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.1° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 11PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
E
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
E
14
0.9
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.7
E
13
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
14
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
7
0.7
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
239
322
318
254
253
320
232
165
124
124
149
537
149
134
64
138
60
101
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:22PM0.32m
6:52AM0.68m
6:03PM0.26m
7:58AM0.67m
7:08PM0.20m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.03m
2:19PM0.20m
11:54PM0.05m
4:19PM0.18m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
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2
1
3
2
1
2
2
3
1
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Temp °C
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
28
26
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