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Kuau Pipes Surf Report & Forecast, Maui North Shore, Hawaii

Kuau Pipes, Maui North Shore, Hawaii: 6–7 ft faces (3–4 ft Hawaiian scale), overhead, at 10 am HST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 5.0 ft at 8 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 20 mph cross-shore wind from the east, gusting 32 mph. Water is about 79°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 1.9 ft at 1:32 pm.

Poor

6–7 ft

3–4 ft Hawaiian scale · occasional 9 ft

Swell from the east-northeast; wind from the east at 20 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces south-southeast.NSWE
first light 6:09 amrating through the daylast light 6:09 pm
Swell
5.0 ft · 8 s · ENEplus 4.6 ft · 12 s · NNW
Wind
20 mph (E), gusts 32cross-shore
Tide
1.4 ft risinghigh 1.9 ft at 1:32 pm
Water
79°Frashguard
Air
74°Ffeels like 65°F
Sun
rise 6:32 amset 5:46 pm

Kuau Pipes surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Kuau Pipes: 6 pm, Fair, on a rising low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Kuau Pipes today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690237–8 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:32 am5:46 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Kuau Pipes tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.3690238–9 ft6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Kuau Pipes: 7 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–8 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 322.2 ft
7 am6–8 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 321.8 ft
8 am6–7 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 321.5 ft
9 am6–7 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.4 ft
10 amnow6–7 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.4 ft
11 am6–7 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 301.6 ft
12 pm6–7 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.7 ft
1 pm6–7 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.9 ft
2 pm6–7 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.9 ft
3 pm6–7 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 311.7 ft
4 pm6–7 ftPoor to Fair19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 281.4 ft
5 pm7–8 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 291.0 ft
6 pm7–8 ftFair18 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 270.6 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am8–9 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 242.4 ft
7 am8–9 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 232.0 ft
8 am8–9 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.7 ft
9 am8–9 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 251.4 ft
10 am7–9 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.4 ft
11 am7–8 ftFair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.4 ft
12 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair19 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 281.5 ft
1 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 271.6 ft
2 pm7–8 ftPoor to Fair18 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 261.7 ft
3 pm7–8 ftFair17 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 241.6 ft
4 pm7–8 ftFair16 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 231.3 ft
5 pm6–8 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 231.0 ft
6 pm6–7 ftFair15 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 230.6 ft

Kuau Pipes waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 10 am, sets at Kuau Pipes arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every minute, with about 60 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 7.4 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 12 s
Lulls
about 60 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
57% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Kuau Pipes surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Kuau Pipes: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 10–14 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 9–12 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–12 ft and Poor.

Kuau Pipes surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510156–8Mon, Nov 9: FairMonNov 96–9Tue, Nov 10: FairTueNov 105–12Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 1110–14Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 127–10Fri, Nov 13: Poor to FairFriNov 139–12Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 146–12Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 159–11Mon, Nov 16: FairMonNov 166–8Tue, Nov 17: GoodTueNov 175–6Wed, Nov 18: GoodWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Kuau Pipes are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Kuau Pipes 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 96–8 ftFair5.2 ft · 12 s · NNW20 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3222 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 316 pm
Tue, Nov 106–9 ftFair5.8 ft · 13 s · NNW16 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 2418 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 267 am
Wed, Nov 115–12 ftPoor4.5 ft · 8 s · NE22 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3523 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 354 pm
Thu, Nov 1210–14 ftPoor8.2 ft · 15 s · NNW24 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 3722 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 326 pm
Fri, Nov 137–10 ftPoor to Fair6.0 ft · 15 s · NNW19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3021 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2912 pm
Sat, Nov 149–12 ftFair3.5 ft · 14 s · NNW19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2920 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 282 pm
Sun, Nov 156–12 ftPoor3.9 ft · 8 s · NE23 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 3622 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 335 pm
Mon, Nov 169–11 ftFair5.5 ft · 13 s · NNW18 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 2921 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 318 am
Tue, Nov 176–8 ftGood—19 mph cross-shore (ESE)22 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Wed, Nov 185–6 ftGood—16 mph cross-shore (ESE)23 mph cross-shore (E)8 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Kuau Pipes are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Kuau Pipes tide chart and tide times

Tides at Kuau Pipes today, Monday, Nov 9: high 3.1 ft at 2:51 am, low 1.4 ft at 9:18 am, high 1.9 ft at 1:32 pm and low 0.2 ft at 7:56 pm. At 10 am the tide is 1.4 ft and rising.

Tide height at Kuau Pipes, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 1.4 ft, risingHigh 3.1 ft2:51 amLow 1.4 ft9:18 amHigh 1.9 ft1:32 pmLow 0.2 ft7:56 pmHigh 3.1 ft3:21 amLow 1.4 ft10:06 amHigh 1.7 ft1:46 pmLow 0.2 ft8:21 pmHigh 2.9 ft4:01 amLow 1.4 ft10:56 amHigh 1.6 ft1:58 pmLow 0.2 ft8:48 pm
Tide height at Kuau Pipes, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Kuau Pipes tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 3.1 ft at 2:51 amLow 1.4 ft at 9:18 amHigh 1.9 ft at 1:32 pmLow 0.2 ft at 7:56 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 3.1 ft at 3:21 amLow 1.4 ft at 10:06 amHigh 1.7 ft at 1:46 pmLow 0.2 ft at 8:21 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 2.9 ft at 4:01 amLow 1.4 ft at 10:56 amHigh 1.6 ft at 1:58 pmLow 0.2 ft at 8:48 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 2.8 ft at 4:38 amLow 1.4 ft at 12:03 pmHigh 1.5 ft at 1:59 pmLow 0.3 ft at 9:15 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 2.7 ft at 5:26 amLow 0.5 ft at 9:45 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 2.6 ft at 6:16 amLow 0.7 ft at 10:10 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 2.6 ft at 7:10 amLow 1.0 ft at 10:49 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 2.5 ft at 8:06 amLow 1.2 ft at 5:43 pmHigh 1.3 ft at 8:20 pmLow 1.2 ft at 11:50 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 2.5 ft at 8:56 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Kuau Pipes water temperature

The water temperature at Kuau Pipes is about 79°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 65°F and a 20 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays near 79°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 79 degrees, rashguard; 79 to 79 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood79°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

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About Kuau Pipes

Kuau Pipes is a reef break on the North Shore of Maui, Hawaii, facing north-northwest. Also called Kuau Cove.

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