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Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surf break

Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 04 Feb 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
24.8° 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 4PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 7.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (04 Feb)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (04 Feb)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131313121212121212121215151414141615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)809673776249539544433597324224902008165213921129118012551451163219343891458943704748450049934301
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
0.46
4:37AM
0.65
5:17PM
0.47
4:45AM
0.59
6:22PM
0.48
4:41AM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
0.23
9:56PM
0.21
11:22AM
0.21
10:30PM
0.30
11:43AM
0.20
11:03PM
0.39
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise-------7:07-------7:07-------7:07
Sunset--6:22-------6:23-------6:23-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C232424222121222225252523232222222424242121212020
Feels °C (?)232424232222232324232323232222222322231920191617
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