Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 137 | 106 | 164 | 156 | 109 | 103 | 75 | 68 | 38 | 94 | 101 | 96 | 78 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 27 | 23 |
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 | 1:16PM0.70m | 11:38PM0.32m | 1:41PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.14m | 9:01PM0.30m | 5:49AM0.11m | 8:51PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 59 | 137 | 106 | 164 | 156 | 109 | 103 | 75 | 64 | 48 | 94 | 101 | 96 | 78 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | ESE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 95 | 95 | 58 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 68 | 38 | 48 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | NW 12 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 8 | 61 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 37 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 311 | 362 | 404 | 416 | 376 | 338 | 320 | 308 | 276 | 293 | 268 | 297 | 302 | 321 | 321 | 331 | 306 | 271 | 271 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 165 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
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