Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 9PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 20 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 325 | 325 | 393 | 389 | 415 | 400 | 408 | 415 | 415 | 415 | 476 | 441 | 441 | 433 | 339 | 306 | 212 | 157 | 111 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08PM0.62m | 1:58AM0.62m | 1:29PM0.57m | 2:34AM0.67m | 1:47PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.14m | 7:52AM0.26m | 7:50PM0.11m | 8:38AM0.29m | 8:07PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 367 | 325 | 325 | 393 | 389 | 415 | 400 | 408 | 415 | 415 | 415 | 476 | 441 | 441 | 433 | 339 | 260 | 212 | 157 | 111 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | W 13 | E 13 | NW 22 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 20 | E 13 | NW 18 | NE 6 | E 12 |
| kJ | 159 | 155 | 150 | 150 | 43 | 63 | 79 | 77 | 59 | 54 | 38 | 84 | 89 | 227 | 77 | 78 | 306 | 84 | 154 | 51 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 24 | W 13 | E 13 | NW 21 | NW 20 | E 13 | W 12 | E 12 | E 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 46 | 18 | 146 | 192 | 132 | 130 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 195 | 83 | 86 | 224 | 188 | 84 | 47 | 76 | 73 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 64 | 94 | 56 | 30 | 66 | 51 | 40 | — | — | — | 47 | 66 | 92 | 106 | 109 | 105 | 128 | 139 | 66 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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