Kuau Pipes Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Kuau Pipes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is
26.7°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kuau Pipes at 6PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
373
373
336
336
336
322
358
270
277
277
232
232
199
186
186
181
208
214
161
165
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
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
11:06AM0.75m
11:46PM0.51m
11:35AM0.75m
00:21AM0.61m
12:02PM0.75m
Low Tide
6:14PM0.30m
4:55AM0.33m
6:21PM0.25m
5:51AM0.32m
6:35PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
26
26
25
25
24
24
23
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
23
24
22
23
22
23
22
24
24
24
25
24
24
25
24
26
26
24
25
24
24
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