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Lē'ahi Beach

Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States

Lē'ahi Beach 5 photos

  • Diamond Head Beach - West End

    Diamond Head Beach - West 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 - Tidal Pools

    Diamond Head Beach - Tidal Pools. 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 Lighthouse, Honolulu, USA-1May2010

    Diamond Head Lighthouse, Honolulu, USA-1May2010. TruffShuff from Aberdeen, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:00 pm
7 am
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.6
19 km/h11 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.8
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
8.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
24°C75°F
Water
26°C80°F
Wind
1710 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
18%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
9.4Excellent7 am138
9.4Excellent8 am149
9.3Excellent9 am149
9.0Excellent10 am159
8.9Excellent11 am159
8.8Excellent12 pm159
8.4Great1 pm1912
8.4Great2 pm2013
8.1Great3 pm2012
7.8Great4 pm1912
7.5Great5 pm2012
7.8Great6 pm1912
Fri
7.2Great7 am159
6.9Good8 am1811
7.6Great9 am1911
7.6Great10 am2012
6.8Good11 am2013
7.3Great12 pm2214
6.9Good1 pm2113
8.3Great2 pm1912
8.1Great3 pm1711
8.6Excellent4 pm1711
8.3Great5 pm1811
7.6Great6 pm1811
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 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 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

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
190 m610 ftDiamond Head Road + Beach Road
Nearest town
6.9 km4.3 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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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.6 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Sat6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun9.0 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 13%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue5.5 GoodBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 53%