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Kehena Beach

Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States

Kehena Beach 1 photo

  • Kehena Beach, Big island of Hawaiʻi .

    Kehena Beach, Big island of Hawaiʻi .. Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:50 pm
7 am
6.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
4.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor

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

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
22°C72°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
127 km/hmph N
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
9%
Sunset
5:50 pm
Today
7.8Great7 am117
8.1Great8 am127
6.9Good9 am117
5.8Good10 am138
4.9Fair11 am159
4.5Fair12 pm1610
4.1Fair1 pm1711
4.4Fair2 pm1811
4.4Fair3 pm1811
4.7Fair4 pm1711
5.2Fair5 pm1610
Fri
6.4Good7 am127
6.5Good8 am138
6.1Good9 am1610
6.0Good10 am159
5.7Good11 am1811
4.5Fair12 pm1811
3.9Poor1 pm1711
3.6Poor2 pm149
3.5Poor3 pm1610
3.4Poor4 pm1711
3.6Poor5 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 am, 0.9 m. Low at 7 am, 0.4 m. High at 1 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 7 pm, 0.3 mHigh 1 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 7 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • High 1 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.9 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 95%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 90%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 85%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 94%
  • Wed4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h15 mph, rain 89%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Kehena Beach

From Wikipedia

Kehena Beach is a narrow black sand beach located on the east shore of the island of Hawaii, in the Puna district. Spinner dolphins frequent the water; as a result, the beach has also been known as Dolphin Beach.

Source: Kehena Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m660 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest airport
38 km24 miHilo International Airport (ITO)

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

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