Kuau Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 5PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (14 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat night, moderate winds from the E by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
4
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
E
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
11
3.5
ENE
10
4.5
E
10
5
ESE
11
4
E
10
3
E
9
3
E
8
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
692
1100
1324
1612
2134
2555
2831
2335
2454
2454
2458
4435
5935
3105
1592
1085
629
509
449
384
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
40
E
55
ENE
55
E
50
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:53PM0.89m
4:08AM0.67m
4:14PM0.81m
4:55AM0.67m
4:29PM0.74m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.15m
10:21PM0.22m
9:53AM0.24m
10:45PM0.20m
10:30AM0.34m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
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6:55
6:54
6:53
 mm
1
1
2
7
2
2
1
2
10
18
11
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
25
25
26
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
23
20
20
22
25
26
28
28
28
27
26
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