Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 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) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 932 | 591 | 213 | 130 | 119 | 80 | 77 | 60 | 187 | 163 | 80 | 80 | 157 | 122 | 93 | 76 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32PM0.77m | 1:11AM0.44m | 1:59PM0.75m | 1:56AM0.50m | 2:23PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.24m | 6:59AM0.11m | 8:34PM0.21m | 7:44AM0.14m | 8:50PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 932 | 942 | 802 | 711 | 592 | 427 | 363 | 261 | 216 | 181 | 169 | 161 | 157 | 122 | 93 | 76 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | SSW 15 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 959 | 86 | 213 | 91 | 119 | 80 | 77 | 60 | 187 | 163 | 80 | 80 | 161 | 161 | 112 | 106 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NW 11 | SW 9 | WNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 20 | 178 | 130 | 45 | 43 | 179 | 173 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 163 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 66 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 166 | 591 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | 228 | 319 | 432 | 319 | 310 | 232 | 198 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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