Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 12AM is: 0.3m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NNE 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | SW 11 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 37 | 188 | 186 | 52 | 184 | 184 | 181 | 171 | 155 | 152 | 152 | 9 | 19 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 |
High Tide | 5:33AM0.61m | 2:56PM0.46m | 6:37AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.12m | 11:37AM0.42m | 10:21PM0.13m | 10:44PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 19 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | E 10 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 80 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 52 | 184 | 50 | 50 | 62 | 54 | 102 | 152 | 207 | 102 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | E 12 | E 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 119 | 73 | 28 | 72 | 116 | 170 | 188 | 186 | 44 | 39 | 184 | 181 | 171 | 155 | 152 | 9 | 9 | 207 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 72 | 17 | 31 | 16 | 47 | 45 | 148 | 15 | 38 | 58 | 57 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 113 | 29 | 45 | 35 | 119 | 115 | 339 | 386 | 131 | 527 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 22 |
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