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Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surf break

Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 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
25.4° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 7AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
6
8
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
2
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
Period(s) (?)151414141414131313131313131212121212121212141616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)827968806271599254924599373233182870256121401883144811319407005701094180520102160452789679324
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
0.65
1:31AM
0.70
1:59AM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50PM
0.12
5:36PM
0.09
6:17PM
0.06
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---7:11-------7:11-------7:11----
Sunset------6:08-------6:08-------6:09-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------231-1521-----
Temp. °C222121202223232222222223242524232222212222222221
Feels °C (?)202020192022232323232323222221212021191918181817
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