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Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surf break

Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
25.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 12AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
6
6
6
6
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
N
2.4
N
2.3
N
2.3
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
2
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)161515151414141313131313121212121212121111191817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105461035196998547771770623746308843322803227018921569150511131005814690596576502270237053768
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
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		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
0.76
12:04PM
0.33
2:55AM
0.79
12:53PM
0.35
3:23AM
0.80
1:36PM
0.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
0.06
10:13AM
0.33
6:55PM
0.03
10:19AM
0.32
7:30PM
0.01
10:33AM
0.32
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:11--
Sunset6:09-------6:10-------6:10-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212020202020212121202021212122232221212221222223
Feels °C (?)161414141415161617161616161617181716161817181820
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