Kuau Pipes surf break

Kuau Pipes surfForecast / HAW – Maui / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 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 12PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.1
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
NW
1.9
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131313121212121212121111191717161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56885116476643953717318626512190199718121277841814722546519433411101120542161208020541460
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
0.90
12:36PM
0.47
2:43AM
0.93
1:18PM
0.49
3:11AM
0.95
1:56PM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
0.40
7:04PM
0.06
9:30AM
0.39
7:40PM
0.03
9:51AM
0.37
8:13PM
0.03
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-7:03-------7:03-------7:03------
Sunset----6:05-------6:06-------6:06---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202022222120202020202223222121212121232323222221
Feels °C (?)161518181717171616161819181617161616191919191919
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