Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s 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 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 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) | W 12 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:16AM0.50m | 4:14PM0.64m | 5:10AM0.51m | 4:23PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.20m | 9:50AM0.23m | 10:55PM0.18m | 10:31AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 9 | SSW 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 574 | 645 | 812 | 970 | 1173 | 1548 | 1991 | 2590 | 2560 | 2669 | 3153 | 4058 | 3815 | 2557 | 1842 | 1373 | 1027 | 800 | 762 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 166 | 24 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 175 | 175 | 205 | 9 | 165 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
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