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Backyards surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 30 Nov 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Backyards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backyards sea temperature is
25.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backyards today?
The current surf forecast for Backyards at 10AM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 9.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (30 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Backyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 9415 | 9607 | 8210 | 7251 | 6882 | 6530 | 5639 | 5048 | 4511 | 3900 | 3197 | 2801 | 2509 | 1918 | 1610 | 1338 | 1133 | 1116 | 1067 | 932 | 917 | 786 | 689 | 678 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:56AM 0.53 | 12:45AM 0.65 | 10:35AM 0.48 | 1:24AM 0.75 | 11:14AM 0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:10AM 0.42 | 5:12PM 0.09 | 6:48AM 0.41 | 5:40PM 0.04 | 8:06AM 0.38 | 6:12PM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wed 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
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