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Backyards surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 29 Jan 2026 HST
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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
24.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backyards today?

The current surf forecast for Backyards at 6PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (29 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (29 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
2
4
6
6
8
8
6
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)161615151414141414171716161616161514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)136726532686302628403306341933253325397474938591869681777176614850504193351929822610184715831365
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
0.84
12:02PM
0.33
2:34AM
0.85
1:06PM
0.36
3:06AM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
0.02
9:41AM
0.31
6:37PM
-0.00
9:48AM
0.30
7:24PM
-0.01
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09
Sunset--6:19-------6:20-------6:20-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------111--------------
Temp. °C252625242323232223222222212121212323232222222121
Feels °C (?)262625252425252323222222212120202323232323242323
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