Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 10AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s 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 (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 16 | NNW 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 19 | NNW 18 | NW 18 | NNW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 425 | 339 | 306 | 250 | 190 | 154 | 109 | 91 | 66 | 47 | 34 | 55 | 54 | 32 | 28 | 46 | 94 | 214 | 455 | 522 | 610 | 757 | 739 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:34AM0.67m | 1:47PM0.53m | 3:09AM0.70m | 2:02PM0.48m | 3:45AM0.71m | 2:11PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.29m | 8:07PM0.09m | 9:24AM0.32m | 8:25PM0.07m | 10:12AM0.35m | 8:45PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 425 | 339 | 283 | 250 | 190 | 154 | 109 | 81 | 48 | 47 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 242 | 119 | 138 | 163 | 155 | 757 | 739 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NW 20 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 19 | NNW 18 | NW 18 | NNW 17 | NW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 77 | 78 | 306 | 84 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 28 | 16 | 54 | 32 | 28 | 46 | 94 | 214 | 455 | 522 | 610 | 155 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 21 | NW 20 | E 13 | W 12 | NW 18 | NW 18 | W 12 | NW 16 | NW 16 | W 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | E 12 | E 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 224 | 188 | 84 | 47 | 154 | 154 | 25 | 91 | 66 | 24 | 34 | 55 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 60 | 40 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 105 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 91 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 58 | 48 | 50 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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