Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Issued: 1 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is

26.0° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (14 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	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 Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NNE 8	NNE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	WNW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	99	223	223	117	125	121	121	118	132	96	117	99	102	136	142	44	43	140	151	132	67	115	101	98
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	E	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E
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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:31PM1.04m				2:31AM0.52m				4:06PM1.01m				3:24AM0.54m				4:39PM0.96m				4:18AM0.55m
Low Tide					10:17PM0.34m				8:43AM-0.00m				10:50PM0.32m				9:25AM0.06m					11:22PM0.29m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	7:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	25	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	25
Feels °C	25	25	26	26	25	25	25	26	25	25	26	25	26	25	24	25	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	WNW 16	WNW 16	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	N 7	N 8	NNE 8	NE 7	W 15	W 15	NNE 8	NNE 7	W 14	W 14	W 14	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 8	NNE 7
kJ	99	85	53	117	125	121	121	118	66	40	43	65	102	109	109	44	43	104	103	103	29	28	32	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WSW 14	W 14	WNW 16	E 7	WNW 15	WNW 15	W 15	N 7	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	W 14	W 14	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14
kJ	51	20	33	84	27	73	73	112	39	110	109	109	109	25	25	107	106	28	29	29	67	67	67	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 19	SW 14	SW 15	WNW 15	E 8	WSW 17	WSW 18	W 15	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 19	WSW 16	W 19	E 9	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 13	W 17	W 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	20	37	8	37	76	18	30	30	112	48	31	34	24	7	2	25	26	7	6	6	29	29	12	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 8	E 7	—	—	—	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 4	NE 7	ENE 7	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	76	223	223	72	70	—	—	—	132	96	117	99	13	136	142	67	88	140	151	132	108	115	101	98
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	Paia Bay HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	Kanaha HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	8	8	21	8	8	0	0	2	8	21	8	21	8	0	8	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5

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