Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 189 | 179 | 179 | 172 | 169 | 137 | 139 | 319 | 312 | 458 | 539 | 474 | 576 | 711 | 663 | 599 | 590 | 623 |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:58PM0.38m | 12:15PM0.69m | 00:42AM0.46m | 12:44PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.23m | 5:10AM0.21m | 7:07PM0.20m | 6:11AM0.22m | 7:19PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NE 6 | NW 18 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 202 | 189 | 179 | 179 | 172 | 169 | 137 | 115 | 59 | 312 | 458 | 539 | 474 | 576 | 711 | 663 | 599 | 590 | 623 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | N 5 | N 5 | E 12 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 55 | 84 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 115 | 106 | 102 | 79 | 77 | 30 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 130 | 185 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 16 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 19 | NW 18 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 53 | 51 | 53 | 47 | 82 | 45 | 44 | 139 | 319 | 26 | 24 | 36 | 26 | 64 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 75 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | 107 | 91 | 66 | 68 | 80 | 58 | 48 | 36 | 26 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 20 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
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