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Kaalawai Beach

Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States

Kaalawai Beach 5 photos

  • Diamond Head Beach

    Diamond Head Beach. Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Diamond Head Beach - East End

    Diamond Head Beach - East End. Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Diamond Head Beach

    Diamond Head Beach. Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Diamond Head Beach Park

    Diamond Head Beach Park. Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Coral beach down from Diamond Head, Oahu, Hawaii - panoramio

    Coral beach down from Diamond Head, Oahu, Hawaii - panoramio. Aaron Zhu, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:00 pm
7 am
6.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.4
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.9
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C76°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
24%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
9.1Excellent7 am1510
9.0Excellent8 am1711
8.9Excellent9 am1711
8.5Excellent10 am1811
8.3Great11 am1711
8.7Excellent12 pm1811
8.1Great1 pm2113
7.9Great2 pm2113
8.0Great3 pm2213
7.4Great4 pm2314
7.1Great5 pm2214
7.4Great6 pm2113
Fri
6.7Good7 am1711
6.6Good8 am2012
7.4Great9 am2213
6.8Good10 am2415
6.3Good11 am2616
7.2Great12 pm2717
6.6Good1 pm2616
7.9Great2 pm2515
7.7Great3 pm2314
7.9Great4 pm2314
7.9Great5 pm2314
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, 0.4 m. High at 1 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 7 pm, 0.3 mHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 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

  • Drinking water280 m920 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 470 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m680 ftDiamond Head Road + 3701
Nearest town
7.9 km4.9 miHonolulu (city)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miKaneohe Bay Marine Corp Air Station (NGF)

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.

  • Fri7.9 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
  • Sat6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 13%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue5.5 GoodBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 53%