Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
26.4° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 11PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
14
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.5
SW
16
1.3
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
158
306
211
145
149
149
134
196
191
222
214
187
350
400
355
337
368
335
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
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
High Tide
5:59PM0.69m
6:41AM0.30m
6:36PM0.61m
7:44AM0.34m
7:11PM0.52m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.01m
11:44AM0.08m
1:42AM0.01m
12:46PM0.16m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
24
24
24
25
24
25
24
24
24
25
25
23
23
22
21
22
23
23
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