Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Issued: 1 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is

26.6°C

Kuau Pipes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kuau Pipes today (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Evening (22 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 22								Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NW 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	214	186	226	246	172	172	86	85	86	109	149	145	183	154	142	142	73	122	117	94	133	147	249	339
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	00:21AM0.61m				12:02PM0.75m				00:55AM0.71m				12:28PM0.73m				1:30AM0.81m				12:54PM0.70m
Low Tide			5:51AM0.32m				6:35PM0.19m				6:41AM0.32m				6:53PM0.12m				7:28AM0.32m				7:16PM0.07m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	25	26	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	24	24	24
Feels °C	24	24	26	27	25	25	25	26	25	26	25	26	27	26	25	25	25	26	25	26	26	25	24	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 13	NW 11	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NE 8	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 7	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13
kJ	14	186	186	172	32	19	86	75	86	109	149	83	77	76	75	73	49	122	117	94	27	147	249	339
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	E 14	NW 11	NW 12	NW 12	E 7	NW 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	E 7	NW 11	E 7	E 7	NW 10	NW 10	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	23	23	36	46	19	35	43	67	69	52	89	77	71	68	60	58	37	72	38	39	64	49	51	65
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	N 9	E 13	E 13	NW 13	NW 13	NE 16	NE 14	NE 14	NW 12	NE 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	NW 11	E 12	NW 11	NW 10	NNW 15	E 11	E 7	NW 10
kJ	15	13	14	31	27	27	38	52	71	89	84	54	53	49	46	44	73	44	71	67	71	21	37	34
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	—	ENE 8	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 4	E 7	NE 3	NE 3	NE 10	ENE 8	NE 3	E 7
kJ	214	—	226	246	172	172	86	85	68	91	66	145	183	154	142	142	9	52	2	5	133	117	6	38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Sprecklesville HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	21	8	4	8	8	24	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	21	23	23	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	8	5	5	5	9	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5

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