Kuau Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is
26.2°C
0.2° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 9PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (14 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (14 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
15
1.3
NNW
14
1.3
NNW
14
1.1
NNW
13
1.1
NNW
13
1.9
ENE
7
0.7
N
19
1.2
N
18
1.7
N
16
2.1
N
16
2
N
15
1.8
NNW
14
1.7
NNW
13
1.7
N
12
1.8
N
12
1.9
N
13
2.1
N
13
1.7
N
12
1.7
N
12
1.6
N
12
1.6
N
12
1.6
N
12
1.6
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1079
732
612
421
414
307
369
909
1572
2181
1763
1288
1042
913
973
1163
1420
883
833
735
723
726
722
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:49AM0.76m
7:44AM0.74m
7:31PM0.38m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.20m
10:53PM0.27m
4:57PM0.37m
11:54PM0.34m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
23
24
22
22
22
22
21
23
22
23
21
22
21
21
22
24
24
24
22
22
22
23
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