Daves Backyard Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 158.02° W

Daves Backyard 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daves Backyard sea temperature is
27.5° C
0.8° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daves Backyard at 8PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (15 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
9
3.5
E
10
4
E
10
4.5
E
10
4.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
9
2.2
SSE
10
3
SE
8
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.9
S
14
1
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1487
2306
2971
3748
4349
2686
1744
1099
924
1197
432
360
309
315
422
334
334
329
329
320
246
Wind (km/h)
50
NE
55
ENE
55
ENE
60
ENE
60
ENE
50
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:29PM0.60m
6:30AM0.53m
5:53PM0.51m
7:23AM0.54m
6:10PM0.44m
Low Tide
11:19AM0.18m
00:04AM0.09m
12:13PM0.25m
00:28AM0.10m
1:18PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
15
7
9
4
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
26
26
25
23
25
25
26
27
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
22
22
22
20
19
20
20
23
24
25
28
27
26
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
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