Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Publics today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Publics at 4AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Publics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 142 | 204 | 207 | 207 | 200 | 184 | 177 | 274 | 288 | 295 | 291 | 284 | 264 | 258 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 261 | 261 | 258 | 255 | 261 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25AM0.56m | 10:11PM0.21m | 12:25PM0.59m | 00:08AM0.21m | 1:12PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM0.12m | 8:27PM0.20m | 3:53AM0.12m | 8:41PM0.17m | 5:06AM0.12m | 9:00PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 143 | 76 | 72 | 54 | 72 | 131 | 131 | 111 | 111 | 288 | 295 | 291 | 55 | 81 | 64 | 78 | 322 | 96 | 63 | 135 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 129 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 55 | 200 | 184 | 177 | 274 | 32 | 51 | 51 | 284 | 264 | 258 | 322 | 31 | 322 | 52 | 261 | 52 | 69 | 61 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 45 | 142 | 204 | 207 | 207 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 87 | 261 | 34 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 55 | — | — | 168 | 219 | 261 | 293 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 40 | 43 |
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