Kuau Pipes surf break

Kuau Pipes surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 HST
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Kuau Pipes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is
25.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Kuau Pipes today?

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 9PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
N
1.8
NNE
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.4
NW
1.9
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
1.7
E
0.7
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
Period(s) (?)12121212111119171716161514141414131313137171613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81494470251943341113702054216120802054158514021077886666495380380265298315659295
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11AM
0.95
1:56PM
0.51
3:37AM
0.96
2:35PM
0.53
4:02AM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
0.03
9:51AM
0.37
8:13PM
0.03
10:13AM
0.35
8:45PM
0.04
10:36AM
0.33
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----7:03-------7:03-------7:03--
Sunset6:06-------6:06-------6:07-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222121212121232323222222222224242423232322222424
Feels °C (?)181616171617191919182020192022212221212221222424
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