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/ HAW – Oahu (122 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Publics surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Publics surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Publics sea temperature is
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Publics today?
The current surf forecast for Publics at 9AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Publics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | |
0 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 25 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 69 | 68 | 164 | 92 | 113 | 116 | 162 | 162 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:46AM0.12m | 10:27PM0.55m | 12:06PM0.19m | 11:27PM0.51m | 12:58PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM-0.01m | 2:32PM0.07m | 6:16AM-0.02m | 4:20PM0.10m | 6:49AM-0.04m | 5:52PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 265 | 247 | 230 | 183 | 183 | 161 | 146 | 114 | 111 | 85 | 81 | 76 | 73 | 92 | 76 | 48 | 47 | 164 | 92 | 113 | 116 | 162 | 162 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 121 | 121 | 117 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 150 | 70 | 46 | 44 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 44 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 44 | 67 | 67 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | SW 12 | NW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 80 | 77 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 44 | 71 | 70 | 46 | 25 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 15 | 38 | 14 | 38 | 49 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 47 | 12 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 132 | 155 | 193 | 250 | 244 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 284 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 32 |
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