Papaloa Beach

Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States

No photo of Papaloa Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:57 pm

7 am
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

8 am
8.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

9 am
7.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

10 am
8.2
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

11 am
7.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great

1 pm
8.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great

2 pm
7.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great

3 pm
8.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
8.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
8.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 24°C74°F
Water: 27°C81°F
Wind: 1811 km/hmph E
Gusts: 2616 km/hmph
Waves: 0.6 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 17%
Sunset: 5:57 pm

Today

9.5Excellent7 am138

9.5Excellent8 am138

8.9Excellent9 am1610

8.8Excellent10 am1811

8.0Great11 am1912

7.6Great12 pm1710

6.5Good1 pm1811

6.0Good2 pm1711

6.1Good3 pm1811

6.7Good4 pm1912

7.2Great5 pm1912

Fri

7.2Great7 am159

8.2Great8 am1610

7.5Great9 am1912

8.2Great10 am2113

7.9Great11 am2214

7.4Great12 pm2314

8.1Great1 pm2314

7.2Great2 pm2314

8.6Excellent3 pm2214

8.7Excellent4 pm2113

8.6Excellent5 pm1912

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
Low 7 am, 0.4 m1 ft
High 12 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
Low 7 pm, 0.2 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

Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 840 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town: 780 m0.5 miKalaupapa (village)
Nearest airport: 2 km1 miKalaupapa Airport (LUP)

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

Nearby beaches

ʻIliopiʻi Beach0.8 km0.5 mi north-east away
8.6 Excellent tomorrow
Kāhili1.7 km1.1 mi north-east away
8.6 Excellent tomorrow
ʻAwahua Beach2.0 km1.3 mi south-west away
8.6 Excellent tomorrow
Hoʻolehua Beach2.3 km1.4 mi north-east away
8.6 Excellent tomorrow
Keawaiki4.9 km3.0 mi south-east away
8.6 Excellent tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

Fri8.7 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
Sat6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 35%
Sun7.9 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 51%
Mon7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 16%
Tue5.6 GoodBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 69%
Wed3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 51%