49 Black Sand Beach
Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 7 am to 3 pm, sunset 5:53 pm7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
7.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
6.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 7 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 26°C79°F
- Water
- 28°C83°F
- Wind
- 74 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 1912 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:53 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
- High 1 am, 0.9 m3 ft
- Low 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
- High 1 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
- Showers70 m210 ft away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 750 m0.5 mi
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 3.4 km2.1 miKapalaoa (village)
- Nearest airport
- 23 km14 miWaimea-Kohala Airport (MUE)
Nearby places
- Ocean ClubAmerican750 m0.5 mi
- Waikoloa CoffeeCoffee shop900 m0.6 mi
- Boat Landing CantinaMexican920 m0.6 mi
- Bay Club BarFood and drink980 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Lagoon Beach1.1 km0.7 mi south-west away8.4 Great
- Mauna Lani Beach1.3 km0.8 mi north-east away8.4 Great
- Waikoloa Beach2.1 km1.3 mi south away8.4 Great
- Anaehoomalu Beach2.2 km1.3 mi south away8.4 Great
- Waialea Beach7.5 km4.7 mi north-east away8.4 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri7.9 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 18%
- Sat8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 57%
- Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 20%
- Mon8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 6%
- Tue6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 6 km/h3 mph, rain 35%
- Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 45%