Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Issued: 7 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is

26.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kuau Pipes today (11 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 3PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	16s
Evening (11 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 11							Thursday 12								Friday 13								Sat 14
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 18	NNW 17	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 14	NW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	ENE 8	N 19	N 18	NNW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	384	417	832	1945	3436	3812	3331	3076	2685	2705	2169	1835	1289	1704	1475	1454	1127	552	424	369	320	300	713	515	1462
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off
High Tide	3:53AM0.90m				2:14PM0.51m				4:30AM0.87m				2:30PM0.49m					5:12AM0.83m			2:36PM0.47m
Low Tide			10:35AM0.42m				8:48PM0.07m					11:23AM0.44m			9:17PM0.10m					12:30PM0.46m			9:46PM0.15m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35
	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	5:44
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	25	24	24	24	23	23	24	24	25	24	24	24	23	23
Feels °C	21	21	21	23	21	21	21	22	21	22	21	22	21	22	21	20	20	22	21	23	22	22	22	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 18	NNW 17	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 14	NW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	N 19	NNW 15	NNW 17
kJ	384	417	832	1945	3436	3812	3331	3076	2685	2705	2169	1835	1289	1704	1475	1454	1127	552	424	369	320	277	713	362	1462
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 14	N 19	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNE 12	—	—	—	—	—	N 8	—	N 12	—	—	—	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NW 13	N 18	N 10
kJ	32	186	397	383	13	—	—	—	—	—	157	—	285	—	—	—	338	190	194	198	164	154	277	515	92
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 18	NNW 18	NNW 17	NNW 16	N 10	NW 12	W 16
kJ	11	28	14	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	62	160	201	154	214	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	213	245	280	272	253	253	319	289	233	350	494	462	432	355	373	336	311	319	327	292	292	300	300	294	245
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sixtynine HAW - Big Island	Hulihee Palace HAW - Big Island	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Kiholo Bay HAW - Big Island	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Kawaihae Breakwater HAW - Big Island	The Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	120	149	23	23	23	128	23	23	23	23	113	23	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	23
Best forecast wave conditions in Maui			Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Little Beach		Dumps	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour		Shark Pit	Kihei Cove	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Shark Pit	Lahaina Breakwall/Harbour	Dumps	Shark Pit	Shark Pit
Rating (10 max)			3	4	1		1	4	4	4		2	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	8	9	8	7	7	7	8	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	9	9

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