Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (29 Aug):
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 4AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 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 |
High Tide | 3:07AM0.51m | 3:19PM0.65m | 3:51AM0.55m | 3:33PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30PM0.21m | 8:53AM0.19m | 9:47PM0.18m | 9:32AM0.26m | 10:07PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 104 | 107 | 106 | 146 | 130 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 112 | 106 | 106 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 41 | 60 | 59 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 43 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 9 | 9 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | 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 |
| kJ | 156 | 151 | 161 | 195 | 188 | 218 | 232 | 239 | 239 | 268 | 383 | 444 | 366 | 369 | 369 | 334 | 358 | 394 | 358 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 168 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 168 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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