- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Kuau Pipes surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kuau Pipes today?
The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 3PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kuau Pipes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
194 | 200 | 200 | 212 | 232 | 252 | 228 | 259 | 237 | 268 | 335 | 387 | 377 | 482 | 581 | 471 | 451 | 444 | 388 | 306 | 287 | 257 | 264 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12:56PM0.79m | 11:54PM0.66m | 1:37PM0.89m | 00:30AM0.63m | 2:20PM0.97m | 1:05AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01AM0.12m | 6:49PM0.40m | 6:29AM0.06m | 7:47PM0.39m | 7:01AM-0.00m | 8:43PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | |
 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
 kJ | 85 | 85 | 81 | 78 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 115 | 177 | 268 | 335 | 387 | 377 | 482 | 581 | 253 | 221 | 212 | 388 | 306 | 287 | 209 | 205 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 16 | NNW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 471 | 451 | 444 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | N 19 | NW 19 | NNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | — | 7 | 14 | 31 | 81 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 194 | 200 | 200 | 212 | 232 | 252 | 228 | 259 | 237 | 231 | 231 | 237 | 228 | 240 | 253 | 368 | 318 | 323 | 212 | 251 | 257 | 257 | 264 | 273 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 23 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Maui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Kuau Pipes surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest