Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 37 | 51 | 47 | 60 | 44 | 59 | 77 | 114 | 139 | 139 | 134 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 00:36AM0.48m | 12:02PM0.60m | 1:08AM0.57m | 12:25PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.20m | 5:54AM0.29m | 6:41PM0.16m | 6:49AM0.29m | 6:55PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 23 | 37 | 51 | 47 | 60 | 42 | 59 | 77 | 114 | 139 | 154 | 99 | 116 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 120 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 139 | 134 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | N 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 14 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 19 | 41 | 33 | 83 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 345 | 322 | 322 | 276 | 244 | 244 | 204 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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