Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57AM0.47m | 5:34PM0.52m | 11:07AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.19m | 12:21PM0.45m | 1:51AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 26 | 42 | 69 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 60 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 12 | E 16 | E 15 | SW 17 | E 15 | E 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 70 | 38 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | E 13 | SSW 11 | E 12 | SSW 17 | E 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 322 | 328 | 237 | 210 | 217 | 240 | 226 | 234 | 256 | 228 | 242 | 191 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 181 | 200 | 227 | 227 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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