Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.3° C
0.6° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 11AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (15 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
8
3.5
ENE
8
3.5
ENE
9
4
E
10
4.5
E
10
4.5
E
10
4.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1118
1541
2047
3134
3676
4308
4079
2457
1509
1126
839
737
660
509
449
438
334
283
276
407
260
253
246
Wind (km/h)
45
NE
45
NE
55
NE
55
ENE
60
ENE
60
ENE
60
ENE
45
ENE
45
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
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
6:06AM0.44m
5:54PM0.53m
6:57AM0.47m
6:24PM0.45m
7:54AM0.49m
6:52PM0.37m
Low Tide
11:43AM0.14m
00:30AM0.05m
12:43PM0.20m
00:58AM0.06m
1:59PM0.25m
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6:09
6:09
6:09
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7:00
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
1
10
14
6
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
21
21
21
22
20
20
19
20
22
25
27
28
27
28
29
27
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
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