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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 7 am Sunday 03 May 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
25.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Publics today?
The current surf forecast for Publics at 2PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
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 Tue morning, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | |
221 | 221 | 237 | 277 | 291 | 311 | 288 | 228 | 199 | 164 | 172 | 176 | 191 | 181 | 155 | 140 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 47 | 35 | 68 | 38 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:25AM0.16m | 5:32PM0.59m | 5:02AM0.13m | 6:14PM0.57m | 5:45AM0.11m | 7:00PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM-0.05m | 1:08AM0.06m | 10:20AM-0.03m | 2:11AM0.06m | 10:51AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 |
 kJ | 146 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 150 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 199 | 164 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 74 | 118 | 140 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 47 | 35 | 68 | 38 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | NW 12 | E 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | E 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 80 | 72 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 106 | 101 | 18 | 60 | 82 | 89 | 57 | 114 | 41 | 93 | 91 | 87 | 28 | 58 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | NNW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NW 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 86 | 86 | 51 | 50 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 97 | 30 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 81 | 56 | 94 | 30 | 21 | 28 | 59 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 221 | 221 | 237 | 277 | 291 | 311 | 288 | 228 | — | — | 172 | 176 | 191 | 181 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 125 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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