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Ha'ena Beach

Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States

Ha'ena Beach 5 photos

  • 2021-10-08 11 43 25 View north from Hāʻena Beach in Hāʻena, Kauai, Hawaii

    2021-10-08 11 43 25 View north from Hāʻena Beach in Hāʻena, Kauai, Hawaii. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2021-10-08 11 43 22 View northwest from Hāʻena Beach in Hāʻena, Kauai, Hawaii

    2021-10-08 11 43 22 View northwest from Hāʻena Beach in Hāʻena, Kauai, Hawaii. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2021-10-08 11 43 24 View north-northwest from Hāʻena Beach in Hāʻena, Kauai, Hawaii

    2021-10-08 11 43 24 View north-northwest from Hāʻena Beach in Hāʻena, Kauai, Hawaii. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2021-10-08 11 43 26 View north-northeast from Hāʻena Beach in Hāʻena, Kauai, Hawaii

    2021-10-08 11 43 26 View north-northeast from Hāʻena Beach in Hāʻena, Kauai, Hawaii. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Ha'ena Beach Dry Cave, Kuhio Hwy, Kilauea - panoramio

    Ha'ena Beach Dry Cave, Kuhio Hwy, Kilauea - panoramio. Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
7 am
6.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C74°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
138 km/hmph E
Gusts
3823 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
16%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
7.5Great7 am74
8.6Excellent8 am85
9.1Excellent9 am95
8.6Excellent10 am117
8.4Great11 am148
8.4Great12 pm1610
8.4Great1 pm1711
8.4Great2 pm1811
8.3Great3 pm1710
8.2Great4 pm159
9.0Excellent5 pm138
8.9Excellent6 pm127
Fri
6.4Good7 am74
6.8Good8 am74
6.6Good9 am117
6.0Good10 am138
5.8Good11 am138
5.4Fair12 pm1610
5.7Good1 pm1610
6.0Good2 pm1610
6.4Good3 pm159
6.5Good4 pm138
7.2Great5 pm138
6.5Good6 pm127
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 am, 0.8 m. Low at 7 am, 0.5 m. High at 12 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 7 pm, 0.3 mHigh 1 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m2 ft
  • Low 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • High 12 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 7 pm, 0.3 m1 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

  • Restrooms120 m380 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m410 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
7.5 km4.6 miHanalei (town)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miPrinceville Airport (HPV)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri7.2 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 25%
  • Sat4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 79%
  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 13%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 30%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 40%
  • Wed3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 51%