
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 2PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 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 (09 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 18 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 19 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 17 | 37 | 17 | 31 | 30 | 59 | 58 | 63 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 108 | 150 | 148 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:18PM0.67m | 1:02PM0.76m | 1:44PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.10m | 4:25AM0.05m | 5:19AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | |
— | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 13 | 37 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 58 | 63 | 36 | 80 | 79 | 108 | 150 | 148 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 12 | W 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
17 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 37 | 59 | 96 | 94 | 84 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 21 | W 15 | SW 21 | N 8 | S 11 | W 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | W 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 |
— | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 20 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | 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 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
636 | 585 | 507 | 494 | 481 | 468 | 468 | 426 | 414 | 375 | 328 | 340 | 321 | 321 | 336 | 383 | 420 | 437 | 400 | 412 | 376 | 376 | 400 | 376 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
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