Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 4AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 871 | 979 | 953 | 940 | 915 | 890 | 865 | 804 | 701 | 632 | 632 | 623 | 613 | 604 | 567 | 435 | 428 | 421 | 325 | 319 | 268 | 223 | 211 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 4:22AM0.70m | 2:09PM0.41m | 5:05AM0.67m | 5:58AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.38m | 9:05PM0.08m | 9:28PM0.10m | 9:51PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 871 | 979 | 953 | 940 | 915 | 890 | 865 | 804 | 701 | 632 | 632 | 623 | 613 | 604 | 567 | 435 | 428 | 421 | 325 | 319 | 268 | 223 | 211 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | SW 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 38 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 54 | 64 | 25 | 34 | 41 | 55 | 69 | 47 | 30 | 61 | 99 | 77 | 44 | 70 | 75 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | S 12 | SW 17 | E 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 26 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 47 | 11 | 76 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 168 | 163 | 183 | 173 | 173 | 152 | 138 | 165 | 130 | 122 | 169 | 173 | 151 | 151 | 16 | 25 | 190 | 56 | 223 | 85 | 115 | 146 | 151 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
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