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Salt Pond Beach

Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States

Salt Pond Beach 2 photos

  • Cessna 182L Skylane (N3323R) on short final to land at Port Allen airport after dropping a couple of skydivers

    Cessna 182L Skylane (N3323R) on short final to land at Port Allen airport after dropping a couple of skydivers. James Abbott from New Westminster, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Cessna 182L Skylane (N3323R) on short final to land at Port Allen airport after dropping a couple of skydivers

    Cessna 182L Skylane (N3323R) on short final to land at Port Allen airport after dropping a couple of skydivers. James Abbott from New Westminster, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:07 pm
7 am
6.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
1 km/h0 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C76°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
138 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
8.8Excellent7 am127
9.0Excellent8 am75
9.3Excellent9 am53
9.1Excellent10 am85
7.8Great11 am106
7.4Great12 pm117
6.3Good1 pm74
5.8Good2 pm00
5.7Good3 pm53
6.0Good4 pm85
6.8Good5 pm53
7.6Great6 pm32
Fri
6.9Good7 am85
7.8Great8 am32
7.0Great9 am43
6.2Good10 am85
6.0Good11 am74
5.6Good12 pm32
5.5Good1 pm64
5.4Fair2 pm96
5.7Good3 pm32
6.5Good4 pm11
6.8Good5 pm10
6.7Good6 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 am, 0.8 m. Low at 8 am, 0.5 m. High at 1 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 7 pm, 0.3 mHigh 2 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 8 am, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • High 2 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 8 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.8 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

  • Restrooms310 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miPort Allen (village)
Nearest airport
1 kmunder 1 miPort Allen Airport (PAK)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 39%
  • Sat6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 91%
  • Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 69%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 68%
  • Tue5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 78%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 60%