Surf Forecast Surf Report

Backyards surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 18 Apr 2025 HST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Backyards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backyards sea temperature is
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Backyards today?

The current surf forecast for Backyards at 9PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Sat
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
N
0.7
N
1.2
NE
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
1.1
NE
0.6
WNW
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)11111111111111111112121212121211111111111181414814888131312121212121211111111111189988888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5224234164013313083032913023413472892892842792091981611231141141698989143123120138136172170154149149147144137128979696949471737484100688282826380666449485048
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
0.63
9:04PM
0.64
10:05PM
0.66
10:28AM
0.26
10:49PM
0.67
11:38AM
0.34
11:24PM
0.67
12:22PM
0.44
11:56PM
0.65
1:04PM
0.55
12:25AM
0.61
1:46PM
0.66
12:53AM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
0.14
11:38AM
0.19
7:26AM
0.25
2:07PM
0.24
6:37AM
0.23
4:06PM
0.26
6:34AM
0.19
5:28PM
0.27
6:44AM
0.15
6:36PM
0.28
7:01AM
0.09
7:39PM
0.30
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Sat
26
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:53-------6:53-------6:54-------6:54---
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Rain (mm)
2--1-1-------------------------2111-------2----122----------
Temp. °C232323232323242424232323232324242423232323232424242323232223242524242423232325252524242323232525242524232324252626252423
Feels °C (?)212122232323232323232323232223232322222222222323242323242324252725252625252527282827262425252828272726242526262727262624
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