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Banzai Pipeline (Pipe and Backdoor)
Today: Today 08:00· fair
Reef peak · Expert · Paddle
Local hazards. Reported: extremely shallow flat lava reef with jagged lava spires and caverns; hold-downs; sand build-up causing violent close-outs; documented fatalities reported (Wikipedia names two); Backdoor and Off the Wall especially dangerous; very heavy crowd and local hierarchy ('the crowd might be more dangerous than the reef', OMBE); strong rips; no-park/tow zones and very limited parking.
Surf
0.9 m
on the face · sets 1.1 m
Swell
1.1 m
8 s NNE
Wind
17 km/h
ENE · light
Tide
0.55 m
falling, low 21:30
Water
26.1°C
164 cm face
- Today5508:00
- Fri1212:00
- Sat3816:00
- Sun7013:00
- Mon7008:00
- Tue6308:00
- Wed5708:00
Sun 13:00–15:00, peaks 13:0070