Kuau Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is
26.2° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 12AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
126
148
178
233
269
308
375
341
350
309
224
224
228
238
284
157
157
127
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
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
High Tide
5:08PM0.89m
5:17AM0.56m
5:32PM0.81m
6:25AM0.56m
5:50PM0.73m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.27m
10:46AM0.27m
00:26AM0.25m
11:28AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:08
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
26
26
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
23
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
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