Publics Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.27° N 157.83° W

Publics 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Publics sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Publics at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (08 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
18
1.9
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
20
0.9
S
20
0.8
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
293
255
225
413
408
408
311
487
448
422
427
421
256
237
215
485
611
472
263
304
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:29PM0.54m
3:17AM0.56m
3:02PM0.48m
3:52AM0.61m
3:33PM0.42m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.13m
8:50PM0.02m
9:21AM0.13m
9:11PM0.02m
10:11AM0.14m
9:33PM0.02m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:24
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6:12
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6:12
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6:10
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 mm
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
25
25
26
26
27
27
29
28
30
30
30
29
28
26
25
25
27
24
24
24
23
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