Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surf break

Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 29 Nov 2025 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
25.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today?

The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (29 Nov)8ft (2.5m)19s
Evening (29 Nov)13ft (4.0m)18s

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

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Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
5
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
2.1
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
Period(s) (?)121212122120191818181717171616161616151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6354974403497633169760486069524952494159607830772516882595356395048430134913026264322321918
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
0.42
9:17AM
0.57
12:08AM
0.54
9:56AM
0.53
12:45AM
0.65
10:35AM
0.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
0.39
4:50PM
0.15
5:10AM
0.42
5:12PM
0.09
6:48AM
0.41
5:40PM
0.04
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Sunrise---6:52-------6:52-------6:52----
Sunset------5:47-------5:47-------5:47-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242323232526252423232323252525242323222225252424
Feels °C (?)262525252628272624242425262626252524222327272525
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