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Kuau Pipes Surf Photo: 'Over the top' by Tom Schonhoff

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Issued: 1 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is

25.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SSW	SW	NW	N
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SW	SW	NW	N
	13 s	cross	4 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WSW	W	NW	N
	12 s	cross- on	5 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	NW	ESE
	12 s	on	6 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	E
	12 s	on	7 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WNW		NW	ESE
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WNW	W	NW	ESE
	11 s	on	6 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	W	NW	ESE
	12 s	on	6 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW		NW	ESE
	12 s	on		12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW		NNW	E
	11 s	on		12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	WNW		NNW	NW
	12 s	on		12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	WNW		NNW	ESE
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	W		NNW	ESE
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	WSW	W	NNW	ESE
	12 s	cross- on	6 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	W		NNW	ESE
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	WSW	WSW	NNW	ESE
	12 s	cross- on	3 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	WSW	WSW	NNW	ESE
	12 s	cross	3 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 17 minutes after low water (at low ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.1m (0.4 ft). Range 1.02m (3.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Kuau Pipes Surf Photo: 'Over the top' by Tom Schonhoff

Second bay west of Mama's, not sure the name of the break. The whole group I've shot this week is free at http://seattlelight.smugmug.com/Maui-Surfers/

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User: Tom Schonhoff (10 photos)

Country: United States (4069 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:34 pm 31 Dec 2014