Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area
Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States
- Free parking
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.
About Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area
Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area is located in Hawaii, United States. It is near Hapuna Beach, which is approximately 1000 feet away. The area has free parking nearby, with the closest parking options about 210 feet from the beach.
Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area is a large park and sandy beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. The Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel is also located adjacent to the beach. Hāpuna (literally, "spring" or "pool" in Hawaiian) is popular with residents and visitors.
This is one of a few other white sand beaches on the west coast of the Big Island. The few others include Kua Bay, Manini'owali Beach, Kaunaʻoa Bay, known as Mauna Kea Beach, and Samuel M. Spencer Beach Park. It was named the Best Beach in America by Florida International University professor Stephen Leatherman, known as "Dr Beach", in 1993 and 2021.
Source: Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms170 m560 ft away
- Showers270 m870 ft away
- Drinking water170 m560 ft away
- Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m210 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 170 m560 ft
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 2.9 km1.8 miPuakō (village)
- Nearest airport
- 16 km10 miWaimea-Kohala Airport (MUE)
Nearby places
- 3 FrogsBurger170 m560 ft
- MeridiaFood and drink350 m0.2 mi
- Naupaka Beach GrillFood and drink360 m0.2 mi
- Piko Coffee+BarCoffee shop420 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Hapuna Beach0.3 km0.2 mi west away8.4 Great
- Waialea Beach1.4 km0.8 mi south-west away8.4 Great
- Mauna Kea Beach1.5 km0.9 mi north away8.4 Great
- Kaunaoa Beach1.5 km0.9 mi north away8.4 Great
- Waiʻulaʻula Beach2.6 km1.6 mi north 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%