Kuau Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
1.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
205
202
171
160
154
154
160
140
307
356
426
343
331
320
308
254
254
249
206
229
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
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
High Tide
2:31PM0.51m
6:30AM0.73m
8:00AM0.70m
Low Tide
12:19PM0.50m
10:06PM0.17m
10:36PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
24
24
Feels °C
25
26
26
24
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
24
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
22
23
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