Kuau Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is
27.0°C
0.2° 

Kuau Pipes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Kuau Pipes today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
75
165
286
360
427
419
448
522
544
651
633
484
547
534
483
402
402
402
392
383
383
383
392
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:00AM0.72m
3:20PM0.56m
7:17AM0.67m
9:41AM0.67m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.52m
10:52PM0.19m
11:25PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:25
6:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
28
29
29
29
27
27
29
28
27
28
28
28
26
26
27
26
27
26
28
26
26
26
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