Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 148 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 33 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:19AM0.39m | 5:14PM0.72m | 5:30AM0.40m | 5:34PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.26m | 9:56AM0.15m | 00:19AM0.24m | 10:35AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | NNE 7 | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 150 | 40 | 150 | 150 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 29 | 29 | 100 | 96 | 29 | 29 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | W 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 150 | 28 | 29 | 148 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 100 | 48 | 47 | 60 | 58 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 74 | 45 | 113 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 14 | 14 | 87 | 56 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 114 | 118 | 167 | 151 | 137 | 123 | 124 | 135 | 143 | 195 | 214 | 178 | 182 | 239 | 285 | 319 | 365 | 385 | 355 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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