Kuau Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is
26.6° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 11PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sat night, moderate winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
12
3
ENE
11
3
E
11
3
ENE
11
3
E
10
3
E
9
3
E
9
3.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
335
344
394
460
486
562
692
1079
1324
1633
1989
1945
1944
1932
1872
1601
1520
1852
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
50
ENE
60
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
High Tide
3:29PM0.95m
3:22AM0.64m
3:53PM0.89m
4:08AM0.67m
4:14PM0.81m
Low Tide
9:57PM0.24m
9:15AM0.15m
10:21PM0.22m
9:53AM0.24m
10:45PM0.20m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:55
6:54
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
27
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
26
25
26
Feels °C
27
24
25
25
24
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
23
21
21
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