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Punaluʻu Beach

Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States

Punaluʻu Beach 3 photos

  • Punaluʻu Beach (also called Black Sand Beach) is a beach between Pāhala and Nāʻālehu on the Big Island of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The beach has black sand made of basalt and created by lava flowing

    Punaluʻu Beach (also called Black Sand Beach) is a beach between Pāhala and Nāʻālehu on the Big Island of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The beach has black sand made of basalt and created by lava flowing . Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Punaluʻu Beach (also called Black Sand Beach) is a beach between Pāhala and Nāʻālehu on the Big Island of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The beach has black sand made of basalt and created by lava flowing

    Punaluʻu Beach (also called Black Sand Beach) is a beach between Pāhala and Nāʻālehu on the Big Island of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The beach has black sand made of basalt and created by lava flowing . Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Punaluʻu Beach (also called Black Sand Beach) is a beach between Pāhala and Nāʻālehu on the Big Island of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The beach has black sand made of basalt and created by lava flowing

    Punaluʻu Beach (also called Black Sand Beach) is a beach between Pāhala and Nāʻālehu on the Big Island of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The beach has black sand made of basalt and created by lava flowing . Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:53 pm
7 am
6.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
4.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.2
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C75°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
42 km/hmph N
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
83%
Sunset
5:53 pm
Today
4.8Fair7 am64
6.5Good8 am85
7.3Great9 am85
8.5Excellent10 am95
8.6Excellent11 am128
6.5Good12 pm138
5.6Good1 pm138
5.1Fair2 pm127
4.7Fair3 pm95
4.3Fair4 pm74
4.0Fair5 pm64
Fri
6.7Good7 am32
6.5Good8 am21
6.2Good9 am42
7.5Great10 am64
6.0Good11 am95
5.5Good12 pm106
4.7Fair1 pm95
4.4Fair2 pm74
4.2Fair3 pm64
4.2Fair4 pm63
4.2Fair5 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 pm, 0.3 m. High at 1 am, 1.0 m. Low at 7 am, 0.4 m. High at 1 pm, 1.0 mLow 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 1 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 7 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • High 1 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.0 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.

  • Sat7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 98%
  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 90%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 94%
  • Tue4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 98%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 50 m160 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms150 m510 ft away
  • Showers180 m600 ft away
  • Drinking water210 m700 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m210 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
140 m470 ft
Nearest town
7.9 km4.9 miPāhala (village)
Nearest airport
70 km43 miBradshaw Army Airfield (BSF)

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

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