Publics surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Publics today?

The current surf forecast for Publics at 12PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
WSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)111413131313131212666666666661616166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6462878686858580508211612011611695927449513865656547
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
35
NE
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
SE
5
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:34AM
0.31
4:32PM
0.62
4:13AM
0.25
5:19PM
0.66
4:56AM
0.19
6:11PM
0.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
-0.11
11:19PM
0.02
10:01AM
-0.12
12:26AM
0.03
10:35AM
-0.11
1:42AM
0.04
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset----6:51-------6:51-------6:51---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232324242424232323232425252423232323242424242423
Feels °C (?)222223232324232123242428282423232425262626252524
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Publics surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest