Backdoor surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
24.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backdoor today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (23 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
1.2
N
0.8
WNW
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.6
NNE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2
NE
2
NE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
Period(s) (?)14101310109966677778888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)271279229268284415415185197273279308331361481539512559468444559627659593
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35AM
0.44
7:27PM
0.66
9:16PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
0.44
10:41AM
0.07
11:21AM
0.10
12:25PM
0.15
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---6:33-------6:31-------6:31----
Sunset------6:44-------6:44-------6:44-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222222223222222222222222222222222222222222222
Feels °C (?)242221212021191919191918181818181818191818191919
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