Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Publics today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Publics at 1PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Publics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun morning, light winds from the E by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4400 | 4431 | 1609 | 1131 | 772 | 603 | 475 | 418 | 344 | 334 | 334 | 268 | 260 | 253 | 242 | 188 | 173 | 165 | 165 | 143 | 158 | 167 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | 6:57AM0.47m | 6:24PM0.45m | 7:54AM0.49m | 6:52PM0.37m | 8:59AM0.51m | 7:16PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.20m | 00:58AM0.06m | 1:59PM0.25m | 1:27AM0.08m | 3:56PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | 24 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 17 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 207 | 94 | 885 | 1131 | 772 | 603 | 475 | 418 | 344 | 291 | 334 | 260 | 260 | 253 | 242 | 170 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 119 | 119 | 83 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | W 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 144 | 26 | 115 | 119 | 350 | 202 | 127 | 66 | 334 | 334 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SW 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 37 | 132 | 129 | 123 | 162 | 166 | 250 | 45 | 36 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 4400 | 4431 | 1609 | 471 | 604 | — | — | — | — | 165 | 250 | 268 | 231 | 222 | 188 | 188 | 173 | 145 | 149 | 143 | 158 | 167 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 231 | 231 | 159 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
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