Daves Backyard 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.31° N 158.02° W

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Daves Backyard sea temperature is

26.4° C

Daves Backyard surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Daves Backyard today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daves Backyard at 9PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	17s
Evening (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s

Table - waves today at Daves Backyard. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 16					Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 17	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 14	E 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	173	255	149	156	294	264	108	166	223	288	284	253	207	192	144	198	187	210	210	232	239
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				5:41PM0.77m				6:08AM0.38m				6:14PM0.69m				7:09AM0.42m				6:44PM0.60m
Low Tide	10:31AM0.06m					00:44AM0.11m				11:21AM0.14m				1:14AM0.10m				12:16PM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	26	25	25	25	24	25	26	27	27	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	25	25
Feels °C	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	24	25	25	24	23	23	23	24	23	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	W 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	E 6	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	268	264	37	51	51	51	64	198	223	288	284	253	207	81	144	198	187	210	210	210	207
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 17	W 14	W 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	W 14	SSW 16	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	SSW 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	149	255	264	203	294	264	200	166	144	142	140	136	132	192	89	87	87	87	87	56	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	W 14	W 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 15	W 13	SW 11	SW 15	SE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	173	147	149	156	203	200	108	94	93	93	79	54	59	90	29	57	20	28	27	21	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 8	E 8
kJ	44	48	66	52	—	117	67	64	82	64	66	70	82	60	81	101	148	171	186	232	239
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Maili Cloudbreak HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu	Nanakuli Blackrocks HAW - Oahu	Maili Cloudbreak HAW - Oahu	Maili Cloudbreak HAW - Oahu	Maili Cloudbreak HAW - Oahu	Turtles Reef HAW - Oahu	Ko Olina Resort HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	11	21	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	21	21	21	12	11
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	9	7	8	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6

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