Kuau Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.0° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
E
10
3
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2243
1752
1259
951
692
548
437
384
365
318
276
268
237
193
193
167
151
181
186
178
151
151
167
144
Wind (km/h)
45
E
45
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:55AM0.67m
4:29PM0.74m
5:46AM0.67m
4:38PM0.67m
6:50AM0.65m
4:30PM0.61m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.34m
11:10PM0.19m
11:09AM0.43m
11:35PM0.20m
11:55AM0.52m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
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6:53
6:52
6:52
 mm
23
28
6
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
22
22
25
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
27
27
27
25
26
24
24
25
26
27
25
26
25
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