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Disappearing Sands Beach

Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States

Disappearing Sands Beach 5 photos

  • Kailua-Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, USA

    Kailua-Kona, Big Island, Hawaii, USA. Terry Ott, CC BY 2.0. Source

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    Hawaii. Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

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    Hawaii. Nan Palmero from San Antonio, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

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    Hawaii County, HI, USA - panoramio (2). Eric Marshall, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:54 pm
7 am
7.1
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C76°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
21 km/hmph SW
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:54 pm
Today
8.2Great7 am53
9.8Excellent8 am42
9.7Excellent9 am64
9.1Excellent10 am96
9.0Excellent11 am117
7.5Great12 pm117
8.8Excellent1 pm117
7.2Great2 pm106
7.3Great3 pm95
7.7Great4 pm74
7.2Great5 pm74
Fri
7.1Great7 am10
7.8Great8 am21
7.8Great9 am74
7.1Great10 am96
7.1Great11 am96
7.5Great12 pm96
6.7Good1 pm95
6.9Good2 pm96
6.9Good3 pm95
6.9Good4 pm85
6.9Good5 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 am, 0.9 m. Low at 8 am, 0.5 m. High at 1 pm, 0.9 mHigh 2 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 8 am, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • High 2 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 8 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m280 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 30 m100 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
5 km3.1 miHonalo (village)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miEllison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA)

Nearby places

  • Magics Beach GrillFood and drink
    30 m100 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Disappearing Sands Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 31%
  • Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 67%
  • Wed3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 75%