Kuau Pipes surf break

Kuau Pipes surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 HST
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Kuau Pipes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Kuau Pipes today?

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 7PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Dec)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (17 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (17 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1
N
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.8
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
N
1.6
N
Period(s) (?)131313131312151514141313131212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444336437546538390289405437816854784965876824797754729704669669657663675
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
0
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
0.49
2:20AM
0.91
12:38PM
0.49
2:52AM
0.92
1:13PM
0.48
3:24AM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
0.43
6:37PM
0.08
9:12AM
0.42
7:11PM
0.05
9:43AM
0.41
7:44PM
0.04
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset--5:46-------5:47-------5:47-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262626242424242426262625242424242525252424242424
Feels °C (?)272627262525252629292928262627262827272626272626
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