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Kuau Pipes surf break

Kuau Pipes surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 20 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
25.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kuau Pipes today?

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 11AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
1
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
0.8
NW
1.3
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)121716131514141413181316151414141414141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2482972603306405987365655034326091082936833787630696656825943535553444607
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassoffglassglassglasscross-
off		glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02AM
0.95
3:16PM
0.55
4:25AM
0.93
4:01PM
0.56
4:48AM
0.88
4:52PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
0.33
9:17PM
0.09
11:01AM
0.30
9:51PM
0.16
11:28AM
0.27
10:26PM
0.25
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-7:03-------7:03-------7:03------
Sunset----6:07-------6:07-------6:08---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1---1---
Temp. °C222224242323222222222324232322222222232323222222
Feels °C (?)222324252424232323232424232322222323242525232324
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