Daves Backyard Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 158.02° W

Daves Backyard 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daves Backyard sea temperature is
27.2° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Daves Backyard today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Daves Backyard at 4AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (18 Aug)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 Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
219
215
215
162
123
166
166
114
154
129
129
177
125
129
127
175
197
207
316
316
305
278
271
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
WSW
5
W
0
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:25AM0.55m
6:13PM0.37m
9:42AM0.56m
11:04AM0.57m
Low Tide
00:54AM0.11m
2:59PM0.34m
1:23AM0.13m
2:04AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:59
6:58
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
25
26
27
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
24
23
24
25
25
24
26
24
24
25
25
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
26
30
29
30
30
31
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