Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surf break

Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 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
23.9° 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 11PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)--
Afternoon (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)111114141313131312181818161616151515151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1039910292113138134100120116155154216314310335429485472521565586618609
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglassonglassoffoffcross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
0.65
2:00AM
0.41
6:10PM
0.62
7:28PM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
0.41
9:45AM
0.11
10:08AM
0.13
10:35AM
0.16
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset6:47-------6:47-------6:49-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----1----------21----112
Temp. °C222222222121232323232222212224242423232322222424
Feels °C (?)212121222121222323232223222326252624252524242526
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