Backdoor surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 16 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
25.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Backdoor today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 11AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (16 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (16 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1
NW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313131212121212121413131316151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)535520513499404386380330325315286240236197164132289208249238306326424418
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
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)
11:35AM
0.48
1:39AM
0.67
11:58AM
0.44
2:07AM
0.72
12:20PM
0.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
0.37
6:16PM
0.11
8:01AM
0.36
6:34PM
0.08
8:49AM
0.35
6:54PM
0.06
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wed
19
Sunrise-6:43-------6:43-------6:45------
Sunset----5:49-------5:49-------5:49---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----121-----------112-1
Temp. °C242425252524242424252525252424242424252424222323
Feels °C (?)252425252625242423242424262424252525262422201920
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