Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.5°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 7PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Sep)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ENE
9
4
E
9
3.5
E
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2746
2720
1721
1302
1302
1093
766
719
702
589
536
471
424
414
414
359
330
326
326
239
219
Wind (km/h)
50
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
10
E
10
E
20
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
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
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:13PM0.45m
5:08AM0.64m
4:47PM0.39m
5:56AM0.67m
5:22PM0.32m
Low Tide
10:41AM0.13m
10:18PM0.02m
11:39AM0.15m
10:46PM0.02m
12:48PM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
20
21
21
20
21
23
22
23
26
25
25
25
28
29
26
27
28
26
28
26
25
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