BEACH & SEA FLOOR GUIDE // North Shore · Ehukai BeachExpert Only / Heavy Reef Barrel

Banzai Pipeline & Backdoor · Oahu — Reef Mechanics, Channels & Wind Shadow

Early-season WNW (310°) swells clear sand off the first reef while ENE trade winds hold the barrel lip open.

FORSIGTIG VED TAKEOFF: STEJLT DROP OVER LAVT VAND. SPRING FRI AF STENENE VED STYRT.

Expert Only / Heavy Reef Barrel · Max 6.5m

Swell: 1.5m – 4.5m

DØNNINGSVINKEL

WNW / NW (305° – 330°)

Angle: 305° – 330°

LÆ FOR VINDEN

E / ENE (Alísios Havaianos Sopram 100% Offshore) (Offshore)

Trade Wind & Orographic Shelter

BUNDFORHOLD OG DYBDE

Shallow Cavernous Coral & Lava Reef with Sand Channel

Cavernous Left Barrel (Pipeline) & Fast Right (Backdoor) over Shallow Reef

SWELL CAPTURE (BLUE) & WIND SHADOW (EMERALD) COMPASS

Swell: 332° (NNW) · Wind: 70° (ENE)

HYDROGRAPHIC REFRACTION, TAKEOFF & EXIT CHANNEL PROFILE

Beach & Reef Bottom Profile

Bølgens Opførsel (Rev (Stenbund)): Langperiodiske dønninger (13s+) brydes med det samme mod den undersøiske vulkanske sokkel og samler 735 kJ bølgeenergi i takeoff-zonen, mens bølgen ruller rent. Den tilstødende kanal leder vandet væk uden at trække surfere ind i nedslagszonen.

1. GYLDEN REGEL FOR IND- OG UDGANG

Enter and exit through the sandy channel just west toward Pupukea, watching for the lateral rip pulling east toward Off The Wall.

Maksimal Flod: {tide}m: 2.10m•Laveste Ebbe: {tide}m: 0.40m

2. LOKALE RISICI I VANDET