Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 6AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 593 | 667 | 655 | 582 | 561 | 458 | 531 | 432 | 349 | 460 | 510 | 686 | 776 | 917 | 993 | 1076 | 1048 | 992 | 978 | 965 | 938 | 778 | 690 | 609 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | 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 | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:20AM0.72m | 1:10PM0.49m | 3:00AM0.77m | 1:30PM0.45m | 3:44AM0.80m | 1:45PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM0.32m | 7:37PM0.03m | 9:30AM0.34m | 8:04PM0.00m | 10:34AM0.36m | 8:35PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 9 | 13 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 593 | 667 | 655 | 582 | 561 | 458 | 531 | 432 | 349 | 335 | 322 | 315 | 302 | 917 | 993 | 1076 | 1048 | 992 | 978 | 965 | 938 | 778 | 690 | 609 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 327 | 460 | 510 | 686 | 776 | 240 | 154 | 125 | 255 | 273 | 241 | 235 | 194 | 194 | 160 | 248 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 20 | NW 19 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 38 | 27 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 97 | 184 | 25 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 47 | 71 | 75 | 46 | 31 | 8 | 61 | 84 | 8 | 8 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — |
| kJ | 97 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 22 |
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