Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Issued: 1 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is

27.2°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 (21 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 7AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Afternoon (21 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s
Evening (21 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
	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)	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	459	412	434	389	404	404	389	338	338	330	318	326	412	517	614	739	755	770	683	683	602	516	431	422
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	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	11:04PM0.40m				12:19PM0.79m				11:54PM0.47m				12:43PM0.82m				00:31AM0.54m				1:05PM0.84m
Low Tide		4:37AM0.26m					7:23PM0.34m				5:32AM0.23m				7:25PM0.31m				6:15AM0.20m				7:34PM0.26m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	24	26	27	27	26	26	26	26	25	26	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	26	26	25
Feels °C	25	24	26	27	28	26	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	26	28	28	26	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	N 10	SW 14	SW 14	N 10	NNW 12	N 14	NNW 13	N 13	N 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10
kJ	9	9	9	2	8	8	7	14	36	59	86	110	147	145	130	126	123	121	112	82	82	82	78	77
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 10	N 10	N 10	SW 15	N 10	N 10	NW 10	N 15	NNW 9	NW 9	NW 9	W 13	W 10	SW 19	SW 19	W 12	SW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	11	8	2	8	2	2	4	17	8	3	3	13	2	14	14	11	12	30	30	29	29	27	25	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 11	W 12	W 12	NW 10	W 11	W 11	N 9	W 11	N 9	W 12	SW 14	W 19	W 12	W 12	SW 17	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10
kJ	5	5	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	7	7	3	3	11	11	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	459	412	434	389	404	404	389	338	338	330	318	326	412	517	614	739	755	770	683	683	602	516	431	422
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove 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	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	21	23	23	21	21	23	23	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	23	21	21	23	23	21
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	3	4	4	3	2	1	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	8	9	5	6	5	9	9	8	9	9	9	6	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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