Kuau Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 4PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
12
1
N
12
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
279
271
310
379
400
373
383
383
422
383
345
411
411
373
358
358
358
383
383
358
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
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
High Tide
9:33AM0.71m
10:29AM0.73m
11:04PM0.42m
11:06AM0.75m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.33m
6:24PM0.34m
3:39AM0.34m
6:14PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
24
25
25
23
23
24
22
23
25
25
24
24
23
22
22
22
23
24
23
23
22
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