Kuau Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.1° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 7AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (15 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (15 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
4
E
10
4.5
E
10
3.5
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2164
2845
3179
2726
2560
2710
4214
2600
1634
1138
829
736
617
497
485
406
355
308
266
259
228
199
167
143
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
E
45
E
50
E
55
ENE
50
ESE
45
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
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
4:08AM0.67m
4:14PM0.81m
4:55AM0.67m
4:29PM0.74m
5:46AM0.67m
4:38PM0.67m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.24m
10:45PM0.20m
10:30AM0.34m
11:10PM0.19m
11:09AM0.43m
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6:03
6:03
6:03
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6:54
6:53
6:52
 mm
2
3
5
3
1
1
1
11
15
7
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
25
24
25
26
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
23
22
22
23
24
22
21
21
20
23
25
26
28
29
27
26
26
26
25
27
26
26
25
26
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