Daves Backyard Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 158.02° W

Daves Backyard 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Daves Backyard at 4AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
8
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
1.2
ENE
7
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
517
347
277
315
416
334
412
329
329
320
246
222
167
219
215
166
147
166
119
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:53PM0.51m
7:23AM0.54m
6:10PM0.44m
8:25AM0.55m
6:13PM0.37m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.10m
1:18PM0.31m
00:54AM0.11m
2:59PM0.34m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
7:00
 mm
3
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
27
26
25
24
Feels °C
26
28
28
28
28
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
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