Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Issued: 7 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Publics sea temperature is

27.4°C

Publics surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Publics today (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 11AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	18s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	18s
Evening (16 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 16							Thursday 17								Friday 18
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SSW 16	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSW 18	SSW 18	ENE 8	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	441	404	455	449	541	541	444	429	343	366	400	475	675	637	629	644	644	484	622	601	580	566	552
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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		7:59AM0.57m				6:32PM0.25m					9:10AM0.56m			7:25PM0.21m					10:27AM0.57m
Low Tide					4:06PM0.24m			00:38AM0.13m						7:14PM0.21m		1:26AM0.16m						7:23PM0.18m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	26	26
Feels °C	27	27	27	27	27	25	25	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	25	24	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	441	404	455	449	541	541	444	429	343	330	258	322	322	458	629	644	644	390	622	601	580	566	552
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	E 10	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	WSW 8	WSW 10	WSW 8	SSE 10	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSE 9	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6
kJ	57	53	100	72	31	43	19	96	19	19	149	212	210	7	9	7	9	131	9	8	11	10	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	WSW 8	S 8	SE 11	SW 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SW 11	SSE 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSE 10	SW 10	SSE 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	S 21	SSE 9
kJ	37	37	35	32	7	5	5	19	12	11	18	11	10	10	10	9	4	9	7	6	6	34	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8
kJ	80	85	88	116	190	231	297	269	315	366	400	475	675	637	547	534	438	484	494	484	460	449	459
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Paradise HAW - Oahu	Paradise HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Maili Cloudbreak HAW - Oahu	Nanakuli Blackrocks HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Power Plant HAW - Oahu	Power Plant HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Pokai Bay HAW - Oahu	Maili Point HAW - Oahu	Power Plant HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	1	1	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	41	34	32	32	32	33	33	40	40	43	40	33
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu	Ranches	Ranches	Kaena Point	Makaha	Pokai Bay	Makaha	Makaha	Yokohama Bay	Yokohama Bay	Makaha	Makaha	Makaha	Yokohama Bay	Kaena Point	Kaena Point	Kaena Point	Kaena Point	Kaena Point	Kaena Point	Kaena Point	Kaena Point	Kaena Point	Kaena Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Kaena Point HAW - Oahu	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Makaha HAW - Oahu	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Church CAL - Orange County	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Majors Bay HAW - Kaua'i	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Arroyo Laguna CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5

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