Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.5°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 6AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2
E
8
0.9
SSW
16
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
0.9
SSW
16
1.9
ENE
7
2
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2
E
7
2
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
539
525
475
670
650
509
437
392
392
392
392
352
400
362
370
400
411
405
444
414
385
408
385
368
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
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
cross-off
High Tide
11:01PM0.21m
11:34AM0.59m
00:19AM0.23m
12:26PM0.61m
00:59AM0.27m
1:06PM0.62m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.18m
7:43PM0.16m
4:35AM0.17m
8:01PM0.15m
5:47AM0.16m
8:17PM0.13m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:29
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
26
Feels °C
24
25
24
23
24
23
24
25
24
25
24
24
23
23
24
24
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
25
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