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Kuau Pipes surf break

Kuau Pipes surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
25.4° 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 9AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
N
2.1
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
2
NNE
1.5
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
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121111191717161615141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26512233215717851277841814107261751943341113702054216120802054158513071077886666495380
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:43AM
0.93
1:18PM
0.49
3:11AM
0.95
1:56PM
0.51
3:37AM
0.96
2:35PM
0.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
0.39
7:40PM
0.03
9:51AM
0.37
8:13PM
0.03
10:13AM
0.35
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---7:03-------7:03-------7:03----
Sunset------6:06-------6:06-------6:07-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212120212223222221212121222323222222212224242323
Feels °C (?)171716171818181816161716171919192019192022222222
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