Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 9PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NNW 10 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 517 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 12:43PM0.65m | 1:15PM0.69m | 1:45PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.14m | 5:17AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | E 11 | SSW 19 | SW 17 | E 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 14 | E 14 | SSW 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 77 | 76 | 88 | 74 | 77 | 57 | 123 | 62 | 43 | 47 | 64 | 64 | 48 | 102 | 102 | 64 | 62 | 84 | 55 | 54 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | NNW 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | NNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NNW 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 75 | 17 | 75 | 124 | 8 | 42 | 62 | 62 | 7 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 50 | 49 | 58 | 86 | 60 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 21 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 20 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 25 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 27 | 34 | 8 | 74 | 74 | 30 | 5 | 46 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 330 | 307 | 247 | 268 | 298 | 276 | 326 | 421 | 459 | 472 | 379 | 384 | 394 | 456 | 428 | 392 | 489 | 517 | 544 | 544 | 616 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 175 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 168 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 165 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
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