Backyards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.68° N 158.04° W

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Backyards sea temperature is

26.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Backyards today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Backyards at 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (09 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 10	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NW 20	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NW 16	NNW 9	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	415	400	408	415	415	415	476	476	441	425	339	306	212	157	154	109	91	66	47	34	55	54	32	46
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	S	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	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	1:58AM0.62m				1:29PM0.57m					2:34AM0.67m			1:47PM0.53m					3:09AM0.70m				2:02PM0.48m
Low Tide			7:52AM0.26m				7:50PM0.11m					8:38AM0.29m				8:07PM0.09m				9:24AM0.32m				8:25PM0.07m


	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	25	26	25	24	24
Feels °C	29	29	29	30	31	30	28	27	27	26	25	26	26	27	26	26	25	24	24	25	26	25	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 10	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NNW 9	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	415	400	408	415	415	415	476	476	441	425	339	260	212	157	154	109	81	48	47	75	73	72	72	73
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	W 13	W 13	NW 22	E 12	E 12	NW 20	E 13	NW 18	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	NNW 9	NW 15	ESE 6	NW 9	E 6
kJ	45	61	61	57	40	39	84	83	227	77	78	306	84	154	73	73	73	73	72	28	55	13	12	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	NW 24	ENE 13	E 13	NW 21	NW 20	E 13	W 12	E 12	NW 18	W 12	NW 16	NW 16	W 12	NW 15	NNW 9	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14
kJ	192	132	130	125	123	123	195	58	86	224	188	84	47	76	154	45	91	66	24	34	16	54	32	46
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	44	72	85	109	109	109	92	76	76	78	78	64	62	62	37	51	26
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Oahu	Rocky Rights/Lefts and Gas Chambers	Pipeline	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Ranches	Ranches	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Ranches	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Waimea Bay/Pinballs	Chuns and Jocks Reefs	Abalolo Reef	Abalolo Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	1	4	1	1	1	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	8	9	4	9	8	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	6

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