Hoʻokena
Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States
- Free parking
No photo of Hoʻokena yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 10 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:54 pm7.1
0 km/h0 mph wind, Great
8.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
9.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.8
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
6.9
4 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: 10 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 24°C75°F
- Water
- 28°C82°F
- Wind
- 21 km/hmph SSW
- Gusts
- 96 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.7 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:54 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 2 am, 0.9 m3 ft
- Low 8 am, 0.5 m2 ft
- High 1 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
- Low 8 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.
About Hoʻokena
Hoʻokena is a beach and village in South Kona District, Hawaii. It is located near Keālia Beach, which is 0.31 miles away. Free parking is available within 630 feet of the beach.
Hoʻokena is a beach location and village in Kauhako Bay, South Kona that is now known for a beach park, but was formerly a steamer port. Hoʻokena grew from a fishing village to a significant port town by the late 19th century, second only to Kailua-Kona.
Source: Hoʻokena beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms150 m510 ft away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m630 ft. Listed as free
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 10 m20 ftHo‘okena (village)
- Nearest airport
- 43 km27 miEllison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Keālia Beach0.5 km0.3 mi north-west away9.3 Excellent tomorrow
- Kalāhiki Beach1.3 km0.8 mi south away9.6 Excellent tomorrow
- Pebbles Beach7.7 km4.8 mi south away9.6 Excellent tomorrow
- Keʻei Beach9.2 km5.7 mi north away9.4 Excellent tomorrow
- Kapahukapu Manini Beach10 km6.4 mi north away9.4 Excellent tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri9.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 20%
- Tue5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 59%
- Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 60%