Backdoor surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 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
26.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Backdoor today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 3AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (12 Nov)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (12 Nov)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.6
NNE
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
Period(s) (?)999999101010101414101313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1347121514691572156918361915187619671745639556465406342304249212157152149989694
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
30
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:59PM
0.26
9:23AM
0.64
11:37PM
0.36
10:07AM
0.60
12:13AM
0.45
10:42AM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58PM
0.26
5:33PM
0.22
2:46AM
0.33
5:38PM
0.19
4:43AM
0.37
5:48PM
0.16
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Sunrise---6:41-------6:41-------6:41----
Sunset------5:50-------5:50-------5:50-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C242424242524242424242424242524242424242424252524
Feels °C (?)201920202120202020202020192120202121212121222221
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