Kuau Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is
26.6°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 5AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (28 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
1.4
NNE
10
1.4
NE
9
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1.5
NE
9
1.1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
380
374
277
356
335
172
169
169
139
176
170
202
198
210
198
190
186
186
183
179
383
193
130
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:14AM0.96m
2:38PM0.54m
5:07AM0.93m
2:57PM0.50m
6:08AM0.88m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.43m
9:20PM0.01m
12:05PM0.46m
9:59PM0.06m
10:44PM0.13m
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6:26
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5:51
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 mm
8
7
2
3
5
23
26
6
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1
1
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Temp °C
24
24
25
25
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
26
27
28
27
27
27
24
26
26
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
24
24
25
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