Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surf break

Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 20 Mar 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
24.3° 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 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (20 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.1
N
2
N
2.1
N
2.2
NNE
2
NNE
1.7
NNE
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)101010101012111111111010111211111111161514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)259249242196200393431457507566541520313109811441126899631310283367362357347
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
0.58
4:10PM
0.67
3:07AM
0.52
5:01PM
0.68
3:12AM
0.47
6:03PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
0.26
9:18AM
0.09
10:09PM
0.32
9:42AM
0.07
11:10PM
0.39
10:09AM
0.06
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:35-------6:35-------6:33----
Sunset------6:43-------6:43-------6:43-
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Rain (mm)
21111112221111861236215284
Temp. °C232323242526252424232323242322232322222222222120
Feels °C (?)242424252426252525242424242422232322222121222119
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