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Daves Backyard Surf Report & Forecast, Oahu South Shore, HI

Daves Backyard, Oahu South Shore, Hawaii: 2 ft faces (1 ft Hawaiian scale), waist high, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 3.6 ft at 5 seconds from the east-southeast, with an 18 mph cross-shore wind from the east-northeast, gusting 29 mph. Water is about 80°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.4 ft at 11:15 am.

Poor

2 ft

1 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 3 ft

Swell from the east-southeast; wind from the east-northeast at 18 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces north.NSWE
first light 6:16 amrating through the daylast light 6:15 pm
Swell
3.6 ft · 5 s · ESEplus 1.2 ft · 12 s · S
Wind
18 mph (ENE), gusts 29cross-shore
Tide
0.5 ft fallinglow 0.4 ft at 11:15 am
Water
80°Frashguard
Air
76°Ffeels like 69°F
Sun
rise 6:39 amset 5:52 pm

Daves Backyard surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Daves Backyard: 5 pm, Poor to Fair, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Daves Backyard today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460122–3 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor to Fair6 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:39 am5:52 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Daves Backyard tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460122–3 ft6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Daves Backyard: 6 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2–3 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.8 ft
7 am2–3 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 291.5 ft
8 am2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 291.0 ft
9 am2 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 290.7 ft
10 amnow2 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 290.5 ft
11 am2–3 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 290.4 ft
12 pm2–3 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 260.4 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.5 ft
2 pm2–3 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.6 ft
3 pm2–3 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 260.7 ft
4 pm2–3 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.7 ft
5 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.6 ft
6 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 210.4 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2–3 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 212.0 ft
7 am2–3 ftFair13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 201.6 ft
8 am2 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 231.2 ft
9 am2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 280.9 ft
10 am2 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 290.6 ft
11 am2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 270.4 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 270.3 ft
1 pm2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.4 ft
2 pm2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.5 ft
3 pm2 ftPoor18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 250.6 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 240.6 ft
5 pm2 ftPoor16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 230.5 ft
6 pm2 ftPoor14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 220.4 ft

Daves Backyard waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Daves Backyard arrive about every minute with about 1 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.

Set rhythm: about 1 waves per set every minute, with about 23 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.5 ft faces
Waves per set
about 1
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 4 s
Lulls
about 23 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
Breaking
65% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Daves Backyard surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Daves Backyard: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 11 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 2 ft and Poor.

Daves Backyard surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2462–3Mon, Nov 9: Poor to FairMonNov 92–3Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 102–3Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–2Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 121–2Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 131–2Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 142–2Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 151–2Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 162–3Tue, Nov 17: Poor to FairTueNov 172–2Wed, Nov 18: FairWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Daves Backyard are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Daves Backyard 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–3 ftPoor to Fair3.0 ft · 5 s · ESE18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2918 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 255 pm
Tue, Nov 102–3 ftFair3.2 ft · 7 s · ESE15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2318 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 246 am
Wed, Nov 112–3 ftPoor2.3 ft · 5 s · ESE18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2722 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 326 am
Thu, Nov 121–2 ftPoor3.0 ft · 5 s · ESE19 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 2820 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 293 pm
Fri, Nov 131–2 ftPoor2.9 ft · 5 s · ESE14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2319 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 307 am
Sat, Nov 141–2 ftPoor3.0 ft · 4 s · ESE14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2218 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 292 pm
Sun, Nov 152 ftPoor3.4 ft · 5 s · ESE18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2820 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 302 pm
Mon, Nov 161–2 ftPoor2.4 ft · 6 s · SE14 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2317 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2811 am
Tue, Nov 172–3 ftPoor to Fair—16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2316 mph cross-shore (ESE)2 pm
Wed, Nov 182 ftFair—8 mph cross-shore (E)14 mph cross-shore (ENE)11 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Daves Backyard are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Daves Backyard tide chart and tide times

Tides at Daves Backyard today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.2 ft at 3:58 am, low 0.4 ft at 11:15 am, high 0.7 ft at 3:19 pm and low -0.1 ft at 8:55 pm. At 10 am the tide is 0.5 ft and falling.

Tide height at Daves Backyard, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 0.5 ft, fallingHigh 2.2 ft3:58 amLow 0.4 ft11:15 amHigh 0.7 ft3:19 pmLow -0.1 ft8:55 pmHigh 2.2 ft4:31 amLow 0.3 ft12:01 pmHigh 0.6 ft3:49 pmLow -0.1 ft9:24 pmHigh 2.1 ft5:08 amLow 0.3 ft12:54 pmHigh 0.5 ft4:17 pmLow -0.1 ft9:49 pm
Tide height at Daves Backyard, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Daves Backyard tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.2 ft at 3:58 amLow 0.4 ft at 11:15 amHigh 0.7 ft at 3:19 pmLow -0.1 ft at 8:55 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 2.2 ft at 4:31 amLow 0.3 ft at 12:01 pmHigh 0.6 ft at 3:49 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:24 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.1 ft at 5:08 amLow 0.3 ft at 12:54 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 4:17 pmLow -0.1 ft at 9:49 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.0 ft at 5:47 amLow 0.3 ft at 1:55 pmHigh 0.4 ft at 4:57 pmLow 0.0 ft at 10:17 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 1.9 ft at 6:32 amLow 0.3 ft at 3:01 pmHigh 0.4 ft at 5:42 pmLow 0.1 ft at 10:50 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 1.8 ft at 7:18 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:01 pmHigh 0.4 ft at 7:15 pmLow 0.3 ft at 11:26 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 1.8 ft at 8:07 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:44 pmHigh 0.5 ft at 9:38 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 0.5 ft at 12:22 amHigh 1.7 ft at 8:56 amLow 0.2 ft at 5:10 pmHigh 0.7 ft at 11:21 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 0.6 ft at 2:03 amHigh 1.6 ft at 9:45 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Daves Backyard water temperature

The water temperature at Daves Backyard is about 80°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 69°F and an 18 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 79 and 80°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 80 degrees, rashguard; 79 to 80 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood80°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Daves Backyard

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About Daves Backyard

Daves Backyard is a reef break on the South Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, facing south.

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