Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.1°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 6AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
E
14
1.3
E
14
2.2
E
14
2.2
E
14
2.2
E
14
2.3
ENE
14
2.3
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
14
2.2
E
13
2.1
E
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
12
1.9
SSW
14
2.2
ENE
12
2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
415
444
556
521
480
577
687
2005
1977
1894
1928
1792
1592
1616
1819
1708
1538
1544
1365
1240
1405
1382
1316
1582
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:58AM0.66m
10:35PM0.19m
12:05PM0.69m
00:18AM0.21m
1:00PM0.73m
Low Tide
2:24AM0.08m
7:30PM0.17m
3:46AM0.09m
8:03PM0.13m
5:11AM0.08m
8:31PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:44
6:43
 mm
2
4
5
4
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
26
25
26
26
26
27
25
26
25
25
Feels °C
23
23
23
22
22
23
22
22
23
22
24
24
25
26
26
24
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
26
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