Daves Backyard Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.31° N 158.02° W

Daves Backyard 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Daves Backyard at 12AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (14 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
2
E
8
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.5
E
8
3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3.5
E
9
3.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
763
753
636
636
636
619
496
496
496
501
509
588
603
898
1150
1328
1341
1903
2074
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
55
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:32PM0.75m
4:55AM0.46m
5:02PM0.68m
5:41AM0.50m
5:29PM0.60m
Low Tide
11:15PM0.09m
10:30AM0.11m
11:40PM0.09m
11:19AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:02
7:01
 mm
Temp °C
27
25
25
25
25
25
27
28
27
25
25
25
25
26
27
28
26
26
26
Feels °C
24
23
23
23
23
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
22
21
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