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Pololū Beach

Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States

Pololū Beach 3 photos

  • Surf off Pololu Valley, Kohala Forest Reserve DSC_0011

    Surf off Pololu Valley, Kohala Forest Reserve DSC_0011. Bill Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Unidentified plant, ground cover at Pololū Valley, Hawaii (Big Island) (dsc07065)

    Unidentified plant, ground cover at Pololū Valley, Hawaii (Big Island) (dsc07065). David Baron from San Francisco, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Unidentified plant, ground cover at Pololū Valley, Hawaii (Big Island) (dsc07090)

    Unidentified plant, ground cover at Pololū Valley, Hawaii (Big Island) (dsc07090). David Baron from San Francisco, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:53 pm
7 am
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.1
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
22°C71°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph SE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:53 pm
Today
8.0Great7 am1510
9.0Excellent8 am1711
9.0Excellent9 am1911
9.0Excellent10 am2113
9.0Excellent11 am2213
8.7Excellent12 pm2415
8.6Excellent1 pm2515
8.4Great2 pm2516
8.5Excellent3 pm2314
8.1Great4 pm2113
8.3Great5 pm1912
Fri
6.8Good7 am106
7.2Great8 am138
7.1Great9 am149
7.0Great10 am149
7.5Great11 am159
6.7Good12 pm1510
7.3Great1 pm1610
6.4Good2 pm159
6.3Good3 pm149
6.1Good4 pm159
6.1Good5 pm148
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 am, 0.9 m. Low at 7 am, 0.5 m. High at 12 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 7 pm, 0.3 mHigh 1 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • High 1 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • High 12 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 7 pm, 0.3 m1 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 460 m0.3 mi. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest town
6.1 km3.8 miHalaula (village)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miUpolu Airport (UPP)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Pololū Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 24%
  • Sat7.5 GreatBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 29%
  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 47%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 63%
  • Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 63%