Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 8PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 468 | 522 | 506 | 422 | 422 | 394 | 373 | 373 | 313 | 292 | 286 | 231 | 231 | 195 | 171 | 373 | 298 | 274 | 274 | 209 | 202 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:42AM0.60m | 9:54AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.16m | 10:40PM0.21m | 8:07PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 468 | 522 | 506 | 422 | 422 | 394 | 373 | 373 | 313 | 292 | 286 | 231 | 231 | 195 | 158 | 373 | 298 | 274 | 274 | 209 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 10 | 9 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 69 | 108 | 119 | 148 | 177 | 169 | 169 | 168 | 161 | 169 | 162 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 14 | N 13 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 26 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 92 | 158 | 171 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 197 | 203 | 237 | 319 | 328 | 317 | 295 | 293 | 262 | 273 | 256 | 331 | 372 | 419 | 392 | 381 | 356 | 394 | 446 | 459 | 621 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 165 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 175 |
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