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Kaʻaʻawa Beach

Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States

Kaʻaʻawa Beach 5 photos

  • 2021-10-06 10 34 11 View north-northeast into the Pacific Ocean from Kualoa Beach at Ka‘Ō‘Io Point on Oahu, Hawaii

    2021-10-06 10 34 11 View north-northeast into the Pacific Ocean from Kualoa Beach at Ka‘Ō‘Io Point on Oahu, Hawaii. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2021-10-06 10 34 13 View east-northeast into the Pacific Ocean from Kualoa Beach at Ka‘Ō‘Io Point on Oahu, Hawaii

    2021-10-06 10 34 13 View east-northeast into the Pacific Ocean from Kualoa Beach at Ka‘Ō‘Io Point on Oahu, Hawaii. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2021-10-06 10 34 14 View east into the Pacific Ocean from Kualoa Beach at Ka‘Ō‘Io Point on Oahu, Hawaii

    2021-10-06 10 34 14 View east into the Pacific Ocean from Kualoa Beach at Ka‘Ō‘Io Point on Oahu, Hawaii. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2021-10-06 10 34 09 View north along Kualoa Beach at Ka‘Ō‘Io Point on Oahu, Hawaii

    2021-10-06 10 34 09 View north along Kualoa Beach at Ka‘Ō‘Io Point on Oahu, Hawaii. Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 2023-04-22, Kualoa Ranch, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 145414

    2023-04-22, Kualoa Ranch, Kaneohe, Hawaii, 145414. Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 6:01 pm
7 am
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
8.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
Now
5.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

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

Better nearby today

These beaches score higher than Kaʻaʻawa Beach right now.

8.6Excellent

Kapaka Beach 8.6 km5.3 mi north-west

Scores 8.6 right now, 2.9 points above Kaʻaʻawa Beach.

See Kapaka Beach today
7.2Great

Kaluanui Beach 7.8 km4.9 mi north-west

Scores 7.2 right now, 1.5 points above Kaʻaʻawa Beach.

See Kaluanui Beach today

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
24°C76°F
Water
26°C79°F
Wind
138 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
61%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
8.7Excellent7 am138
8.7Excellent8 am128
8.5Excellent9 am138
8.8Excellent10 am138
9.0Excellent11 am127
8.7Excellent12 pm106
8.4Great1 pm117
7.7Great2 pm159
7.1Great3 pm149
6.5Good4 pm127
6.3Good5 pm128
5.7GoodNow138
Fri
6.2Good7 am138
5.4Fair8 am159
5.6Good9 am1610
6.4Good10 am1811
6.5Good11 am2013
6.1Good12 pm2012
6.8Good1 pm2012
7.4Great2 pm1912
7.3Great3 pm1710
7.9Great4 pm159
8.1Great5 pm159
7.0Great6 pm1710
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 0.8 m. Low at 6 am, 0.4 m. High at 12 pm, 0.8 mHigh 12 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • High 12 am, 0.8 m2 ft
  • Low 6 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 0.8 m3 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.

  • Sat6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 16%
  • Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 54%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 15%
  • Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 67%
  • Wed3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 79%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Picnic tables50 m180 ft away
  • Playground100 m340 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
20 m60 ftKamehameha Highway + Kaaawa Elementary School
Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miKaʻaʻawa (village)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miKaneohe Bay Marine Corp Air Station (NGF)

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

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