Backdoor surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 HST
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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
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Backdoor today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 7AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.6
NW
0.6
NE
0.6
NW
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NW
0.6
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)131313111111111112111199131312121314118131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)138163196357315278237202110967931427811814099129667078117848484
Wind
(km/h)
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
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
offoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46AM
0.69
4:09PM
0.53
4:02AM
0.63
5:03PM
0.55
4:13AM
0.57
6:08PM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
0.16
10:17AM
0.19
9:47PM
0.23
10:38AM
0.16
10:31PM
0.32
11:03AM
0.13
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---7:00-------6:58-------6:58----
Sunset------6:30-------6:31-------6:31-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1113325631-
Temp. °C222222222323232222222222232323222121212222232221
Feels °C (?)171716171717181817181918192021201919192123242221
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