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Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surf break

Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 23 Nov 2025 HST
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Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor sea temperature is
25.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 11AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (23 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (23 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
Period(s) (?)151514141414131313131313121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17381526140213821147961859834821732659629479463361355268246176172172119119115
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
0.73
5:42AM
0.71
6:27AM
0.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38PM
0.05
9:06PM
0.07
9:35PM
0.10
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise---6:48-------6:48-------6:48----
Sunset------5:47-------5:47-------5:47-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242424242526252424242323252524242425242425252524
Feels °C (?)232425252526252424232222242525242525262525252525
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