Kuau Pipes surf break

Kuau Pipes surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kuau Pipes today?

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 8PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
1.7
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121316151515151414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120410188376894864285318191220186029375722554858125024472343953768336628062626219020281444
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
0.45
1:46AM
0.86
11:45AM
0.45
2:15AM
0.90
12:36PM
0.47
2:43AM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
0.45
5:43PM
0.14
9:02AM
0.42
6:26PM
0.10
9:13AM
0.40
7:04PM
0.06
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------7:03-------7:03-------7:03
Sunset--6:04-------6:04-------6:05-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1142---------------
Temp. °C252625242423232222232221202019202121212021212020
Feels °C (?)262323232322222219191918161614161717171617171616
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