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Backdoor surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 Jan 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
25.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backdoor today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 7AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
6
5
5
3
2
3
4
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
3
NNW
3
N
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.4
N
2.3
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
0.8
NW
1.8
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131313131212121212121211201817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9699854778257062374630494332299522702052171215051122100581469859656650222823663367833733102
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
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)
2:27AM
0.76
12:04PM
0.33
2:55AM
0.79
12:53PM
0.35
3:23AM
0.80
1:36PM
0.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
0.33
6:55PM
0.03
10:19AM
0.32
7:30PM
0.01
10:33AM
0.32
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---7:11-------7:11-------7:11----
Sunset------6:10-------6:10-------6:12-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212020202121212121212121222222222222222223232323
Feels °C (?)151414141516161717161616171717171616171718191919
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