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Makolea Beach

Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States

Makolea Beach 5 photos

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Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:54 pm
7 am
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

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
26°C79°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
53 km/hmph E
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:54 pm
Today
9.4Excellent7 am138
9.7Excellent8 am85
9.8Excellent9 am32
9.7Excellent10 am74
9.4Excellent11 am85
8.4Great12 pm95
8.8Excellent1 pm53
8.2Great2 pm64
8.2Great3 pm64
8.2Great4 pm74
7.1Great5 pm74
Fri
7.3Great7 am106
6.9Good8 am95
7.0Great9 am106
7.1Great10 am74
6.9Good11 am32
6.8Good12 pm11
7.0Great1 pm53
6.8Good2 pm138
6.5Good3 pm1710
6.5Good4 pm1811
6.6Good5 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 am, 0.9 m. Low at 8 am, 0.5 m. High at 1 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 8 pm, 0.3 mHigh 2 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 8 am, 0.5 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 8 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • High 2 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 8 am, 0.5 m1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 8 pm, 0.3 m1 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.

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 12%
  • Tue5.5 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 65%
  • Wed3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 56%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
3 km2 miEllison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA)

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

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