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Black Sand Beach

Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States

No photo of Black Sand Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:50 pm
7 am
5.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.4
14 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
6.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.5
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C76°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
117 km/hmph N
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
28%
Sunset
5:50 pm
Today
7.2Great7 am117
8.1Great8 am117
7.3Great9 am127
6.0Good10 am138
5.5Good11 am159
6.4Good12 pm1710
5.9Good1 pm1711
6.5Good2 pm1711
6.3Good3 pm1711
6.4Good4 pm1710
6.6Good5 pm1610
Fri
5.7Good7 am128
5.4Fair8 am148
5.5Good9 am149
5.3Fair10 am149
6.0Good11 am159
5.2Fair12 pm1710
5.5Good1 pm148
5.3Fair2 pm159
5.4Fair3 pm1711
4.9Fair4 pm1610
4.8Fair5 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 am, 0.9 m. Low at 7 am, 0.4 m. High at 1 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 7 pm, 0.3 mHigh 1 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 7 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • High 1 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.7 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 43%
  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 53%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 36%
  • Tue4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 69%
  • Wed4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 69%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms280 m920 ft away
  • Showers150 m500 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m190 ft. Fee not listed
  • Picnic tables220 m710 ft away
  • Boat ramp50 m150 ft away

Getting there

Nearest airport
36 km22 miHilo International Airport (ITO)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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