Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Issued: 7 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is

26.7°C

Kuau Pipes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kuau Pipes today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 1PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (HST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	18s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	17s
Evening (01 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning).
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	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	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 19	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 17	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NW 15	NNW 15	N 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1609	1726	1901	2089	1900	1809	1765	1743	1677	1550	1358	1279	3005	1484	1314	1064	1018	888	824	734	669	560	501	485	387
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	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			8:39AM0.81m				8:49PM0.38m				9:45AM0.79m				10:56PM0.47m				10:35AM0.76m					11:53PM0.59m
Low Tide						5:19PM0.35m		1:32AM0.31m						5:24PM0.30m			3:37AM0.36m					5:41PM0.24m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28
	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	5:47
mm	1	1	3	2	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	24	25	25	24	24	24	23	23
Feels °C	29	28	27	27	26	24	23	23	22	21	23	23	22	22	22	23	21	22	23	24	22	22	23	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 19	NNW 18	NNW 18	NNW 17	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NW 15	NNW 15	N 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12
kJ	1609	1726	1901	2089	1900	1809	1765	1743	1677	1550	1358	1279	3005	1484	1314	1064	1018	888	824	734	669	560	501	485	387
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NE 8	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NNE 9	—	—	—	NNE 9	NNE 8	E 10	E 10	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 10	E 10	N 20	NW 19	NNW 18	NNW 18
kJ	86	112	66	39	37	37	37	37	37	8	—	—	—	371	232	8	8	212	220	17	8	7	14	32	61
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 12	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	—	NNE 9	NNE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	SW 19	E 9
kJ	13	68	38	37	27	16	—	8	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	17	—	17	—	—	—	—	14	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 5	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 10	NNE 10	E 10	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	E 5	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	—	20	109	129	125	119	128	83	120	213	703	766	18	345	336	292	324	70	321	276	250	267	320	289	255
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Kuau Pipes HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	Harbors HAW - Maui	Puamana HAW - Maui	La Perouse Bay/The Dumps HAW - Maui	Hapuna HAW - Big Island	Spencer Beach Park HAW - Big Island	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	The Cove HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Hulihee Palace HAW - Big Island	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Kihei Cove HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui	Ma'alaea HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	4	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	21	0	23	32	32	32	37	118	116	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	21	149	24	24	21	21
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	1			4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3		2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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