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Backdoor, North Shore, Oahu

7ft
swell
POOR TO FAIR
12s period
🌦Light Drizzle
74°Fair
78°Fwater
19 km/hE
offshore Hs9.5ft
Swell Period12s
Swell DirNNW
Wind19 km/h
Wind Gust39 km/h
UV Index6

Swell

Primary

7ft12sfrom NNW 329°

Wind Sea

4ft4sfrom ENE 73°
NESW

Wind

19km/h

E81°

Gusts39 km/h
ConditionsModerate

Conditions

Water
78°F
🌡Air
74°F
UV Index
6 High
Visibility
10 km

Sky

🌦

Light Drizzle

Rain chance
69%
Gusts
39 km/h

48-Hour Wave Outlook

10-Day Forecast

Today

🌦
★★★

2.5–7ft

NNW
81°F73°F
↑24
💧88%

Tomorrow

🌦
★★

2–6.5ft

NNW
80°F72°F
↑23
💧100%

Sun

🌦
★★

2.5–7ft

NNW
81°F72°F
↑26
💧88%

Hover or tap any day for a full forecast breakdown.

Tides

📡

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Spots Nearby

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Surf Climatology

Backdoor Surf Report

North Shore, Oahu · 21.6645°, -158.0528°

Also known as: Backdoor Pipeline

Backdoor (North Shore, Oahu) is a reef break. It's mainly a right. In our swell history, its best months are Dec & Jan. This page is its live surf report and 10-day forecast from Groundswell. The forecast shows swell height, period and direction, wind and tides hour by hour, with a rating for each day.

Peak Season

Dec & Jan

Best Conditions

WNW–NW swell · 1.5 m (5 ft) minimum · 12s+ period · offshore winds from SE.

Best time to surf Backdoor: seasonal wave data

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