Hawaii · Oahu · Pupukea, OahuRecommended level: Expert Only / Heavy Reef Barrel
Banzai Pipeline & Backdoor · Oahu
Early-season WNW (310°) swells clear sand off the first reef while ENE trade winds hold the barrel lip open.
WHERE TO SURF TODAY
Banzai Pipeline with solid WNW swell + Waikiki Canoes gentle for longboards
BEST TIDE HOURS: 08:30–12:45 (0.20m–0.70m)
POWER & SIZE NOW
305 kJ
1.0m · Sets 1.3m
Exit via Ehukai Beach Sand Channel
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CAMERA VIEW:
LIVE STREAMHOW TO READ THIS CAMERA (LOCAL TIP)
Early-season WNW (310°) swells clear sand off the first reef while ENE trade winds hold the barrel lip open.
LOCAL WEATHER & PARKING (25 SPOTS)
Enter and exit through the sandy channel just west toward Pupukea, watching for the lateral rip pulling east toward Off The Wall.
WAVE HEIGHT & SETS
1.0m (Sets 1.3m)
Period: 11s · NNW
WAVE POWER (KJ)
305 kJ
Ideal size: 1.5m–4.5m (Max 6.5m)
WIND AT THE BEACH
22 km/h (12 kt)
offshore · ENE
TIDE HEIGHT
0.40m ▲
Exit via Ehukai Beach Sand Channel
ALL 3 ACTIVE SWELLS IN THE WATER (SWELL 1, 2 & 3)3 Simultaneous Swells
Swell 1NNW
1.0m · 11s
[Sets 1.3m] · 305 kJ
Swell 2NNE
0.6m · 9s
14° · 90 kJ
Swell 3WNW
0.3m · 7s
299° · 17 kJ
TODAY'S 24-HOUR TIDE CHARTBEST WINDOW: 08:30–12:45
HOW TO ENTER & EXIT SAFELY
WATER ACCESSEnter and exit through the sandy channel just west toward Pupukea, watching for the lateral rip pulling east toward Off The Wall.
SIMPLE GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS & SURFERSHow waves, wind, and tides work at Banzai Pipeline & Backdoor · Oahu
1. AVERAGE SIZE & BIGGER SETS
1.0m (Sets up to 1.3m)
Every 5 to 10 minutes, a group of larger waves ("sets") arrives reaching 1.3m. Always judge the spot by the set size before paddling out.
2. TIME BETWEEN WAVES (SECONDS)
Best from 13 seconds up
Under 8s means weak, messy wind waves. Above 13s means clean ocean groundswell with long walls and much more push.
3. BEST TIDE HEIGHT
0.2m a 0.7m (Small Hawaiian tidal range (0.1m–0.8m) — cleanest tubes on mid tide)
Between 0.2m and 0.7m the wave peels best. Too high tide causes backwash off the rocks/wall.
4. ENTERING & EXITING THE WATER
Safe tide: 0.2m – 0.7m
Exit via Ehukai Beach Sand Channel (0.20m–0.70m)
Hour-by-Hour (24h) & 6-Day Surf Forecast
00:00 to 23:00 + 6 DaysBanzai Pipeline & Backdoor · Oahu — Pick any day to inspect the hour-by-hour (00:00 to 23:00) forecast with all 3 swells, wind, and tide.
1. Wave Size [Sets]: Average wave height and, in [ ], the biggest waves of the session.
2. Period (s): Seconds between waves. 10s–16s+ = clean, organized waves; under 8s = weak, messy waves.
3. Wave Power (kJ): Under 150 kJ = gentle for beginners; 200–450 kJ = fun medium power; 500+ kJ = heavy surf for experts.
4. Wind & Tide: Green boxes = smooth water (no wind or wind from land) and safe tide level to get in and out.
ALL 3 SWELL TRAINS IN THE WATER (Mon 02 Nov)1st Swell (Primary) + Other Swells (2nd & 3rd Ocean Swell Trains)
1ST SWELLPrimary Breaking
2.9m [Sets 3.7m] · 16s
Power: 3727 kJ · NW (320°)
NW
2ND SWELLSecondary Train
1.5m · 18s
Power: 1122 kJ · WNW (298°)
WNW
3RD SWELLTertiary Train
0.7m · 13s
Power: 176 kJ · N (354°)
N
REAL AERIAL SHORE VIEW · SWELLS & WINDBanzai Pipeline & Backdoor · Oahu · Mon 02 Nov (14:00)GPS 21.6653°, -158.0530° · Faces NW (305°)
SWELL 1 (Primary)Direct Hit
2.9m [Sets 3.7m] · 16s NW (320°) · 3727 kJ
SWELL 2 (Secondary)In Window
1.5m · 18s WNW (298°) · 1122 kJ
SWELL 3 (Tertiary)In Window
0.7m · 13s N (354°) · 176 kJ
WIND & TIDE (14:00)Cross-Off
22 km/h (12 kt) E · Tide 1.67m
24-HOUR HOUR-BY-HOUR FORECASTMon 02 Nov — 00:00 to 23:00HI: 02:45 (2.1m) / 15:10 (2.2m) · LO: 08:55 (0.5m) / 21:25 (0.4m)
Select Day (24h):
| Hour (00h–23h) | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| Rating (0-10) | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
1st Swell [Sets] Primary (m · s · kJ) | 2.7m [3.5m] NW 16s · 3231kJ | 2.7m [3.5m] NW 16s · 3231kJ | 2.7m [3.5m] NW 16s · 3231kJ | 2.7m [3.5m] NW 16s · 3231kJ | 2.7m [3.5m] NW 16s · 3231kJ | 2.7m [3.5m] NW 16s · 3231kJ | 2.7m [3.5m] NW 16s · 3231kJ | 2.7m [3.5m] NW 16s · 3231kJ | 2.7m [3.5m] NW 16s · 3231kJ | 2.7m [3.5m] NW 16s · 3231kJ | 2.7m [3.5m] NW 16s · 3231kJ | 2.9m [3.7m] NW 16s · 3727kJ | 2.9m [3.7m] NW 16s · 3727kJ | 2.9m [3.7m] NW 16s · 3727kJ | 2.9m [3.7m] NW 16s · 3727kJ | 2.9m [3.7m] NW 16s · 3727kJ | 2.9m [3.7m] NW 16s · 3727kJ | 2.8m [3.6m] NW 16s · 3475kJ | 2.8m [3.6m] NW 16s · 3475kJ | 2.8m [3.6m] NW 16s · 3475kJ | 2.8m [3.6m] NW 16s · 3475kJ | 2.8m [3.6m] NW 16s · 3475kJ | 2.8m [3.6m] NW 16s · 3475kJ | 2.8m [3.6m] NW 16s · 3475kJ |
2nd Swell Swell 2 | 1.4m · 14s WNW 760kJ · 293° | 1.4m · 14s WNW 760kJ · 293° | 1.4m · 14s WNW 760kJ · 293° | 1.4m · 14s WNW 760kJ · 293° | 1.4m · 14s WNW 760kJ · 293° | 1.4m · 14s WNW 760kJ · 293° | 1.4m · 14s WNW 760kJ · 293° | 1.4m · 14s WNW 760kJ · 293° | 1.4m · 14s WNW 760kJ · 293° | 1.4m · 14s WNW 760kJ · 293° | 1.4m · 14s WNW 760kJ · 293° | 1.5m · 18s WNW 1122kJ · 298° | 1.5m · 18s WNW 1122kJ · 298° | 1.5m · 18s WNW 1122kJ · 298° | 1.5m · 18s WNW 1122kJ · 298° | 1.5m · 18s WNW 1122kJ · 298° | 1.5m · 18s WNW 1122kJ · 298° | 1.5m · 14s WNW 873kJ · 290° | 1.5m · 14s WNW 873kJ · 290° | 1.5m · 14s WNW 873kJ · 290° | 1.5m · 14s WNW 873kJ · 290° | 1.5m · 14s WNW 873kJ · 290° | 1.5m · 14s WNW 873kJ · 290° | 1.5m · 14s WNW 873kJ · 290° |
3rd Swell Swell 3 | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 349° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 349° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 349° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 349° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 349° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 349° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 349° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 349° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 349° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 349° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 349° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 354° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 354° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 354° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 354° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 354° | 0.7m · 13s N 176kJ · 354° | 0.8m · 13s NNW 230kJ · 346° | 0.8m · 13s NNW 230kJ · 346° | 0.8m · 13s NNW 230kJ · 346° | 0.8m · 13s NNW 230kJ · 346° | 0.8m · 13s NNW 230kJ · 346° | 0.8m · 13s NNW 230kJ · 346° | 0.8m · 13s NNW 230kJ · 346° |
| Wind (Hourly) | ENE19 km/hCross-Off | ENE19 km/hCross-Off | ENE19 km/hCross-Off | ENE19 km/hCross-Off | ENE19 km/hCross-Off | ENE19 km/hCross-Off | ENE19 km/hCross-Off | ENE19 km/hCross-Off | ENE19 km/hCross-Off | ENE19 km/hCross-Off | ENE19 km/hCross-Off | E22 km/hCross-Off | E22 km/hCross-Off | E22 km/hCross-Off | E22 km/hCross-Off | E22 km/hCross-Off | E22 km/hCross-Off | E24 km/hOffshore | E24 km/hOffshore | E24 km/hOffshore | E24 km/hOffshore | E24 km/hOffshore | E24 km/hOffshore | E24 km/hOffshore |
| Tide & Entry | 1.15m ▲ Safe | 1.50m ▲ Safe | 1.76m ▲ Safe | 1.87m ▲ Safe | 1.80m ▼ Safe | 1.56m ▼ Safe | 1.23m ▼ Safe | 0.87m ▼ Safe | 0.58m ▼ Safe | 0.44m ▼ Safe | 0.47m ▲ Safe | 0.68m ▲ Safe | 1.00m ▲ Safe | 1.36m ▲ Safe | 1.67m ▲ Safe | 1.84m ▲ Safe | 1.85m ▼ Safe | 1.68m ▼ Safe | 1.38m ▼ Safe | 1.02m ▼ Safe | 0.69m ▼ Safe | 0.48m ▼ Safe | 0.44m ▲ Safe | 0.57m ▲ Safe |
FULL 6-DAY SUMMARY TABLE (MORNING 08:00 · AFTERNOON 14:00 · NIGHT 20:00)18 Compared Slots
| Day // Time | Mon 02 Nov | Tue 03 Nov | Wed 04 Nov | Thu 05 Nov | Fri 06 Nov | Sat 07 Nov | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot | AM 08:00 | PM 14:00 | NOITE 20:00 | AM 08:00 | PM 14:00 | NOITE 20:00 | AM 08:00 | PM 14:00 | NOITE 20:00 | AM 08:00 | PM 14:00 | NOITE 20:00 | AM 08:00 | PM 14:00 | NOITE 20:00 | AM 08:00 | PM 14:00 | NOITE 20:00 |
| Rating (0-10) | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.8 |
1st Swell [Sets] Primary Swell | 2.7m [3.5m] | 2.9m [3.7m] | 2.8m [3.6m] | 3.1m [4.0m] | 3.5m [4.5m] | 3.3m [4.2m] | 3.6m [4.6m] | 3.3m [4.2m] | 3.0m [3.8m] | 2.8m [3.6m] | 2.6m [3.3m] | 2.4m [3.1m] | 2.5m [3.2m] | 2.8m [3.6m] | 3.1m [4.0m] | 3.2m [4.1m] | 3.6m [4.6m] | 3.5m [4.5m] |
| 1st Swell Dir | NW315° | NW320° | NW312° | NW315° | NW320° | NW312° | NW315° | NW320° | NW312° | NW315° | NW320° | NW312° | NW315° | NW320° | NW312° | NW315° | NW320° | NW312° |
| 1st Period (s) | 16s | 16s | 16s | 17s | 17s | 17s | 17s | 17s | 16s | 16s | 16s | 15s | 15s | 16s | 16s | 17s | 17s | 17s |
| 1st Power (kJ) | 3231 kJ | 3727 kJ | 3475 kJ | 4525 kJ | 5769 kJ | 5128 kJ | 6103 kJ | 5128 kJ | 3989 kJ | 3475 kJ | 2996 kJ | 2393 kJ | 2597 kJ | 3475 kJ | 4259 kJ | 4822 kJ | 6103 kJ | 5769 kJ |
2nd Swell Swell 2 (Size · s · kJ) | 1.4m · 14sWNW760 kJ · 293° | 1.5m · 18sWNW1122 kJ · 298° | 1.5m · 14sWNW873 kJ · 290° | 1.6m · 15sWNW1064 kJ · 293° | 1.8m · 19sWNW1705 kJ · 298° | 1.7m · 15sWNW1201 kJ · 290° | 1.9m · 15sWNW1500 kJ · 293° | 1.7m · 19sWNW1521 kJ · 298° | 1.6m · 14sWNW993 kJ · 290° | 1.5m · 14sWNW873 kJ · 293° | 1.4m · 18sWNW977 kJ · 298° | 1.2m · 13sWNW519 kJ · 290° | 1.3m · 13sWNW609 kJ · 293° | 1.5m · 18sWNW1122 kJ · 298° | 1.6m · 14sWNW993 kJ · 290° | 1.7m · 15sWNW1201 kJ · 293° | 1.9m · 19sWNW1900 kJ · 298° | 1.8m · 15sWNW1346 kJ · 290° |
3rd Swell Swell 3 (Size · s · kJ) | 0.7m · 13sN176 kJ · 349° | 0.7m · 13sN176 kJ · 354° | 0.8m · 13sNNW230 kJ · 346° | 0.8m · 14sN248 kJ · 349° | 0.8m · 14sN248 kJ · 354° | 0.8m · 14sNNW248 kJ · 346° | 0.9m · 14sN314 kJ · 349° | 0.7m · 14sN190 kJ · 354° | 0.8m · 13sNNW230 kJ · 346° | 0.7m · 13sN176 kJ · 349° | 0.6m · 13sN130 kJ · 354° | 0.7m · 12sNNW163 kJ · 346° | 0.6m · 12sN120 kJ · 349° | 0.7m · 13sN176 kJ · 354° | 0.8m · 13sNNW230 kJ · 346° | 0.8m · 14sN248 kJ · 349° | 0.8m · 14sN248 kJ · 354° | 0.9m · 14sNNW314 kJ · 346° |
| Wave Shape | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse | Aligned Pulse |
| Wind | ENE19 km/h10 kt | E22 km/h12 kt | E24 km/h13 kt | ENE17 km/h9 kt | E20 km/h11 kt | E24 km/h13 kt | ENE19 km/h10 kt | E22 km/h12 kt | E26 km/h14 kt | ENE20 km/h11 kt | E24 km/h13 kt | E30 km/h16 kt | ENE19 km/h10 kt | E20 km/h11 kt | E22 km/h12 kt | ENE15 km/h8 kt | E19 km/h10 kt | E20 km/h11 kt |
| Wind Effect | Cross-Off | Cross-Off | Offshore | Cross-Off | Cross-Off | Offshore | Cross-Off | Cross-Off | Offshore | Cross-Off | Cross-Off | Offshore | Cross-Off | Cross-Off | Offshore | Cross-Off | Cross-Off | Offshore |
| Entry / Exit | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry | In PocketSafe Entry |
| High / Low Tide | HI: 02:45 (2.1m)HI: 15:10 (2.2m) LO: 08:55 (0.5m)LO: 21:25 (0.4m) | HI: 03:30 (2.2m)HI: 15:52 (2.3m) LO: 09:40 (0.4m)LO: 22:10 (0.4m) | HI: 04:15 (2.2m)HI: 16:35 (2.2m) LO: 10:22 (0.5m)LO: 22:50 (0.5m) | HI: 05:00 (2.1m)HI: 17:20 (2.1m) LO: 11:05 (0.6m)LO: 23:35 (0.6m) | HI: 05:50 (2.0m)HI: 18:08 (2.0m) LO: 11:50 (0.7m)LO: --:-- | HI: 06:45 (1.9m)HI: 19:02 (1.9m) LO: 00:20 (0.7m)LO: 12:40 (0.8m) | ||||||||||||
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