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Kua Bay Beach

Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States

Kua Bay Beach 5 photos

  • Kua Bay white sand beach Big island Hawaii

    Kua Bay white sand beach Big island Hawaii. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Kua Bay Manini'owali white sand beach Big island Hawaii

    Kua Bay Manini'owali white sand beach Big island Hawaii. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Kua Bay beach Big island Hawaii

    Kua Bay beach Big island Hawaii. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Manini'owali Beach Kua Bay Big island Hawaii

    Manini'owali Beach Kua Bay Big island Hawaii. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Hawaii - December 2023 The Big Island - ski boat

    Hawaii - December 2023 The Big Island - ski boat. Sajith T S, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 5:54 pm
7 am
6.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.2
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good

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

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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
27°C80°F
Water
28°C83°F
Wind
95 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:54 pm
Today
9.6Excellent7 am127
9.7Excellent8 am117
9.8Excellent9 am53
9.7Excellent10 am21
9.6Excellent11 am64
9.0Excellent12 pm64
9.1Excellent1 pm21
8.3Great2 pm11
8.8Excellent3 pm32
8.8Excellent4 pm43
7.7Great5 pm74
Fri
6.9Good7 am127
7.0Great8 am106
7.0Great9 am85
7.0Great10 am42
6.9Good11 am53
6.9Good12 pm85
7.2Great1 pm75
7.5Great2 pm74
6.8Good3 pm117
6.5Good4 pm1711
6.5Good5 pm1710
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 pm, 0.4 m. High at 2 am, 0.9 m. Low at 8 am, 0.5 m. High at 1 pm, 0.9 mLow 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 2 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 8 am, 0.5 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.9 m3 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 8 am, 0.5 m1 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 12%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 65%
  • Wed3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 56%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 60 m180 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms150 m490 ft away
  • Showers70 m220 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
9.7 km6 miKīholo (village)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miEllison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA)

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

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