Waikoloa Beach
Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States
- Paid parking
Today’s timelapseToday at a glance
Best: 7 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:53 pm7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
7.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
6.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
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 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 24°C74°F
- Water
- 28°C82°F
- Wind
- 43 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 106 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.4 m1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 5:53 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 1 am, 0.9 m3 ft
- Low 8 am, 0.5 m2 ft
- High 1 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.
About Waikoloa Beach
Waikoloa Beach is a beach in Hawai'i, USA, located near the village of Kapalaoa, which is 0.88 miles away. OpenStreetMap lists a drinking water source and showery facilities near the beach. There are 22 food options within 0.62 miles of the beach.
Waikoloa Beach is an area located on the South Kohala coast on the island of Hawaii and is located in the census-designated place of Puako. It can be confused for Waikoloa Village, a CDP in the same "ahupuaʻa" and is also known as "Waikoloa".
The area is home to many notable cultural and geologic features of the ancient Hawaiian culture including aquaculture fishponds, anchialine ponds and petroglyphs.
Source: Waikoloa Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms170 m570 ft away
- Showers160 m520 ft away
- Drinking water480 m0.3 mi away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 290 m960 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink22 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 250 m830 ft
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.4 km0.9 miKapalaoa (village)
- Nearest airport
- 25 km16 miWaimea-Kohala Airport (MUE)
Nearby places
- Lava Lava Beach ClubFood and drink250 m830 ft
- Foster’s KitchenAmerican470 m0.3 mi
- Gypsea GelatoFood and drink490 m0.3 mi
- Island Vintage CoffeeCoffee shop490 m0.3 mi
- Island Fish and ChipsFish and chips520 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Anaehoomalu Beach0.1 km0.0 mi south-west away7.3 Great later
- Lagoon Beach1.2 km0.7 mi north away7.3 Great later
- 49 Black Sand Beach2.1 km1.3 mi north away7.3 Great later
- Mauna Lani Beach3.3 km2.1 mi north-east away7.3 Great later
- Waialea Beach9.4 km5.9 mi north-east away7.3 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 37%
- Sun9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 39%
- Mon7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 13%
- Tue6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 6 km/h3 mph, rain 63%
- Wed5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 61%