Backdoor Surf Report
| Wave height * | 5ft / 1.5m |
|---|---|
| Swell period | 13s |
| Swell direction | |
| Wind | |
| Sea temp | 26°C / 78°F |
10 day Backdoor surf forecast
Mon
8/Dec
4ft
15
16
14
- High 6:40am
- Low 1:26pm
- High 7:59pm
- Low 10:56pm
Tue
9/Dec
5.5ft
10
12
6
- High 7:29am
- Low 2:08pm
- High 9:32pm
Wed
10/Dec
6.5ft
6
16
13
- Low 12:27am
- High 8:17am
- Low 2:44pm
- High 10:43pm
Thu
11/Dec
6.5ft
9
10
8
- Low 2:22am
- High 9:05am
- Low 3:15pm
- High 11:33pm
Fri
12/Dec
4.5ft
11
13
9
- Low 4:13am
- High 9:53am
- Low 3:42pm
Sat
13/Dec
4ft
5
7
7
- High 12:12am
- Low 5:41am
- High 10:42am
- Low 4:07pm
Sun
14/Dec
4.5ft
5
1
3
- High 12:45am
- Low 6:45am
- High 11:32am
- Low 4:33pm
Mon
15/Dec
5ft
5
2
6
- High 1:16am
- Low 7:33am
- High 12:19pm
- Low 5:02pm
Tue
16/Dec
5ft
11
16
13
- High 1:48am
- Low 8:13am
- High 1:03pm
- Low 5:33pm
Mon 8th Dec
| 5:00 | 4.5ft | 5.2ft | 12s | 14mph (16mph) | |||
| 8:00 | 4ft | 5.1ft | 13s | 15mph (17mph) | |||
| 11:00 | 4ft | 5ft | 13s | 15mph (15mph) | |||
| 14:00 | 4ft | 5ft | 14s | 16mph (17mph) | |||
| 17:00 | 4.5ft | 4.9ft | 16s | 13mph (15mph) | |||
| 20:00 | 4.5ft | 4.8ft | 16s | 14mph (16mph) |
| Tide times |
|---|
| High 6:40am (1.74m) |
| Low 1:26pm (0.07m) |
| High 7:59pm (0.54m) |
| Low 10:56pm (0.35m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 06:34 |
| Sunrise | 06:58 |
| Sunset | 17:49 |
| Dark | 18:14 |
Tue 9th Dec
| 5:00 | 5ft | 5.2ft | 14s | 11mph (13mph) | |||
| 8:00 | 4.5ft | 5.1ft | 14s | 10mph (11mph) | |||
| 11:00 | 5ft | 5.4ft | 14s | 11mph (11mph) | |||
| 14:00 | 5.5ft | 5.9ft | 13s | 12mph (12mph) | |||
| 17:00 | 6ft | 6.3ft | 13s | 7mph (7mph) | |||
| 20:00 | 6ft | 6.9ft | 16s | 6mph (7mph) |
| Tide times |
|---|
| High 7:29am (1.54m) |
| Low 2:08pm (0.06m) |
| High 9:32pm (0.72m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 06:35 |
| Sunrise | 06:59 |
| Sunset | 17:50 |
| Dark | 18:14 |
Wed 10th Dec
| 5:00 | 6.5ft | 7.8ft | 16s | 7mph (8mph) | |||
| 8:00 | 7ft | 7.9ft | 16s | 6mph (7mph) | |||
| 11:00 | 7ft | 7.8ft | 15s | 7mph (10mph) | |||
| 14:00 | 6.5ft | 7.6ft | 14s | 16mph (17mph) | |||
| 17:00 | 6.5ft | 7.5ft | 14s | 17mph (19mph) | |||
| 20:00 | 6.5ft | 7.3ft | 14s | 13mph (18mph) |
| Tide times |
|---|
| Low 12:27am (0.55m) |
| High 8:17am (1.34m) |
| Low 2:44pm (0.04m) |
| High 10:43pm (0.95m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 06:35 |
| Sunrise | 07:00 |
| Sunset | 17:50 |
| Dark | 18:14 |
Thu 11th Dec
| 5:00 | 6.5ft | 7.3ft | 13s | 11mph (10mph) | |||
| 8:00 | 7ft | 7.7ft | 13s | 9mph (9mph) | |||
| 11:00 | 7ft | 7.6ft | 13s | 8mph (7mph) | |||
| 14:00 | 6.5ft | 7.3ft | 12s | 10mph (8mph) | |||
| 17:00 | 6.5ft | 6.9ft | 12s | 9mph (9mph) | |||
| 20:00 | 6ft | 6.6ft | 12s | 8mph (8mph) |
| Tide times |
|---|
| Low 2:22am (0.68m) |
| High 9:05am (1.14m) |
| Low 3:15pm (0.03m) |
| High 11:33pm (1.18m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 06:36 |
| Sunrise | 07:00 |
| Sunset | 17:50 |
| Dark | 18:14 |
Fri 12th Dec
| 5:00 | 5ft | 6ft | 12s | 8mph (9mph) | |||
| 8:00 | 5ft | 5.9ft | 11s | 11mph (12mph) | |||
| 11:00 | 4.5ft | 5.8ft | 11s | 13mph (13mph) | |||
| 14:00 | 4.5ft | 5.7ft | 11s | 13mph (14mph) | |||
| 17:00 | 4.5ft | 5.7ft | 11s | 10mph (10mph) | |||
| 20:00 | 4.5ft | 5.6ft | 11s | 9mph (9mph) |
| Tide times |
|---|
| Low 4:13am (0.68m) |
| High 9:53am (0.96m) |
| Low 3:42pm (0.01m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 06:37 |
| Sunrise | 07:01 |
| Sunset | 17:51 |
| Dark | 18:15 |
Sat 13th Dec
| 5:00 | 4ft | 5.5ft | 11s | 5mph (5mph) | |||
| 8:00 | 4ft | 5.4ft | 12s | 5mph (6mph) | |||
| 11:00 | 4ft | 5.3ft | 11s | 1mph (4mph) | |||
| 14:00 | 4ft | 5.1ft | 11s | 7mph (8mph) | |||
| 17:00 | 3.5ft | 4.9ft | 11s | 10mph (11mph) | |||
| 20:00 | 3.5ft | 4.6ft | 11s | 7mph (7mph) |
| Tide times |
|---|
| High 12:12am (1.39m) |
| Low 5:41am (0.60m) |
| High 10:42am (0.79m) |
| Low 4:07pm (-0.00m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 06:37 |
| Sunrise | 07:01 |
| Sunset | 17:51 |
| Dark | 18:15 |
Sun 14th Dec
| 5:00 | 3ft | 4.2ft | 15s | 4mph (4mph) | |||
| 8:00 | 4ft | 4.4ft | 15s | 5mph (4mph) | |||
| 11:00 | 4.5ft | 4.7ft | 15s | 2mph (2mph) | |||
| 14:00 | 4.5ft | 4.9ft | 15s | 1mph (2mph) | |||
| 17:00 | 5.5ft | 5.9ft | 15s | 1mph (2mph) | |||
| 20:00 | 6.5ft | 7.1ft | 14s | 3mph (3mph) |
| Tide times |
|---|
| High 12:45am (1.56m) |
| Low 6:45am (0.49m) |
| High 11:32am (0.66m) |
| Low 4:33pm (-0.03m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 06:38 |
| Sunrise | 07:02 |
| Sunset | 17:51 |
| Dark | 18:16 |
Mon 15th Dec
| 5:00 | 7ft | 7.4ft | 14s | 5mph (6mph) | |||
| 8:00 | 5ft | 7.3ft | 14s | 5mph (6mph) | |||
| 11:00 | 6.5ft | 7.2ft | 14s | 5mph (9mph) | |||
| 14:00 | 5ft | 7.2ft | 14s | 2mph (5mph) | |||
| 17:00 | 5.5ft | 7ft | 14s | 11mph (14mph) | |||
| 20:00 | 5ft | 6.6ft | 13s | 6mph (9mph) |
| Tide times |
|---|
| High 1:16am (1.69m) |
| Low 7:33am (0.39m) |
| High 12:19pm (0.57m) |
| Low 5:02pm (-0.05m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 06:38 |
| Sunrise | 07:03 |
| Sunset | 17:52 |
| Dark | 18:16 |
Tue 16th Dec
| 5:00 | 4.5ft | 5.7ft | 13s | 8mph (16mph) | |||
| 8:00 | 4ft | 5.5ft | 12s | 11mph (20mph) | |||
| 11:00 | 4ft | 5.8ft | 12s | 14mph (22mph) | |||
| 14:00 | 5ft | 6.3ft | 12s | 16mph (22mph) | |||
| 17:00 | 5.5ft | 7ft | 12s | 17mph (23mph) | |||
| 20:00 | 6ft | 7.6ft | 11s | 13mph (21mph) |
| Tide times |
|---|
| High 1:48am (1.78m) |
| Low 8:13am (0.31m) |
| High 1:03pm (0.50m) |
| Low 5:33pm (-0.08m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 06:39 |
| Sunrise | 07:03 |
| Sunset | 17:52 |
| Dark | 18:16 |
Wed 17th Dec
| 5:00 | 11ft | 12.2ft | 16s | 11mph (17mph) | |||
| 8:00 | 10.5ft | 11.6ft | 16s | 9mph (13mph) | |||
| 11:00 | 10ft | 10.8ft | 15s | 9mph (11mph) | |||
| 14:00 | 9.5ft | 10.2ft | 15s | 11mph (12mph) |
| Tide times |
|---|
| High 2:19am (1.84m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 06:39 |
| Sunrise | 07:04 |
| Sunset | 17:53 |
| Dark | 18:17 |
Nearest buoys
The right off the peak at Pipeline. Backdoor is doesn't hold as big a swell as Pipe but it is just as heavy and the reef is a whole lot gnarlier
Surf spots nearby
- Pipeline (0.3 mi)
- Rockpile (0.3 mi)
- Outside Log Cabins (0.5 mi)
- Rocky Point (0.5 mi)
- Off The Wall (0.7 mi)
- Log Cabins (1 mi)
- Sunset Beach (1.2 mi)
- Rubber Duckies (1.4 mi)
- Pinballs (1.7 mi)
- Waimea Bay (1.7 mi)
Not Magic Seaweed (MSW)
Although we look a bit like Magic Seaweed we are not MagicSeaweed as they no longer exist...