Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor at 5AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Banzai Pipeline and Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | 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 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 402 | 460 | 510 | 686 | 776 | 917 | 993 | 1076 | 1048 | 992 | 978 | 965 | 938 | 778 | 690 | 609 | 609 | 543 | 466 | 330 | 319 | 314 | 380 | 306 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:00AM0.77m | 1:30PM0.45m | 3:44AM0.80m | 1:45PM0.41m | 4:33AM0.79m | 1:40PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM0.34m | 8:04PM0.00m | 10:34AM0.36m | 8:35PM-0.01m | 12:04PM0.38m | 9:08PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | 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 | NNE 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 402 | 335 | 322 | 315 | 302 | 917 | 993 | 1076 | 1048 | 992 | 978 | 965 | 938 | 778 | 690 | 609 | 609 | 543 | 466 | 253 | 319 | 314 | 380 | 306 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 10 | NW 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 327 | 460 | 510 | 686 | 776 | 240 | 162 | 125 | 255 | 279 | 246 | 241 | 198 | 194 | 157 | 189 | 162 | 165 | 230 | 330 | 185 | 161 | 272 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 12 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 47 | 57 | 75 | 46 | 30 | 15 | 61 | 84 | 8 | 8 | 81 | 44 | 70 | 42 | 41 | 109 | 83 | 39 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 11 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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