Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.2°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 10PM is: 5.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.2
SW
14
3
SW
15
5.5
SSW
15
5
SSW
14
4.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
10
2.1
SSW
9
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1670
1649
1999
4110
11991
8841
5286
1569
1000
693
650
560
453
356
351
281
269
261
257
198
195
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ESE
40
ESE
45
SE
50
SSE
45
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:47PM0.73m
2:09AM0.32m
2:28PM0.72m
2:51AM0.39m
3:05PM0.69m
Low Tide
8:57PM0.08m
7:26AM0.06m
9:22PM0.06m
8:21AM0.06m
9:46PM0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:40
6:39
 mm
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
27
27
25
24
23
24
25
27
27
29
30
31
31
31
31
31
30
31
30
31
29
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