Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.68° N 158.04° W

Backyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Backyards sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.0° 

Backyards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Backyards today (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Backyards at 11PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
NNW
11
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.5
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
100
79
147
210
180
196
218
163
109
106
79
50
49
50
51
35
37
55
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:32AM0.69m
2:14PM0.43m
6:48AM0.67m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.05m
12:32PM0.43m
10:11PM0.07m
10:49PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
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6:22
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6:22
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6:21
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6:20
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6:19
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 mm
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2
2
1
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1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
28
28
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
29
29
27
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
25
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