Backdoor surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Backdoor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backdoor sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backdoor today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 2AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.2
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
2
NE
2
NE
1.2
NNE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
Period(s) (?)966667788888888888888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)362170167219240279296488558619692774724694694542519532532208468479454440
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
0.66
9:16PM
0.67
10:43PM
0.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
0.10
12:25PM
0.15
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:30--
Sunset6:44-------6:44-------6:44-------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222232222232322222222222222232222212221222223
Feels °C (?)191919201919202018181818181818201919181919202021
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