Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surf break

Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 09 Apr 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
24.0° 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 2AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.5
NW
1.6
SW
1.3
WSW
0.6
NW
0.9
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)11111111119910771312121111111010101010101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1981651141147318215248228159103248561662568584460392341299268240208463
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
20
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
0
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglassononglassonononcross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
0.62
11:06PM
0.64
11:31AM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
0.24
7:23AM
0.25
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:15--
Sunset6:49-------6:50-------6:50-------
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
583514762-----------1226
Temp. °C232323222322232323232322222224252424232322222221
Feels °C (?)232222212220212124262624242526262525252625242524
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