Kuau Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is
26.1°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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 10AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Afternoon (15 Nov)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (15 Nov)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
19
1.2
N
18
1.7
N
16
2.1
N
16
2
N
15
1.8
NNW
14
1.7
NNW
13
1.7
N
12
1.8
N
12
1.8
N
13
1.8
N
13
1.8
N
12
1.8
N
12
1.6
N
12
1.6
N
12
1.6
N
12
1.5
N
12
1.5
N
12
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
369
909
1572
2181
1763
1288
1042
913
957
1070
1070
980
930
735
723
726
662
625
603
618
631
586
530
463
463
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
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
cross-off
High Tide
6:49AM0.76m
7:44AM0.74m
7:31PM0.38m
8:37AM0.72m
10:31PM0.45m
Low Tide
10:53PM0.27m
4:57PM0.37m
11:54PM0.34m
4:41PM0.32m
2:06AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:44
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Temp °C
24
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
22
21
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
21
23
23
23
22
23
23
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
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