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Papakōlea Beach, Hawaii

Beach in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Air quality

The air at Papakōlea Beach

Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Naalehu (HI), 10 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Papakōlea Beach from its sand, nowLooking SE from the sand at 6:22 AM, daylight, mostly clear, waves about 2.0 ft every 9 s.120130SE140150Facing SE 135°Sun 35° leftWind 15 mphfrom NNE, along the beach
Looking SE from the sand at 6:22 AM, daylight, mostly clear, waves about 2.0 ft every 9 s.
NESW

Facing SE 135°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast.

Surf zone forecast

Big Island Windward and Southeast. Issued 3:40 AM HST Fri Oct 16.

Surf height in feet, by the way the shore faces
ShoreTodaySaturday
AMPMAMPM
North Facing2-45-77-105-7
East Facing3-53-54-64-6
South Facing4-64-63-53-5
ForecastTodayTonightSaturday
WeatherPartly sunny. Scattered showersMostly cloudy. Numerous showersMostly cloudy until 12 PM, then mostly sunny. Numerous showers
High temperatureIn the lower 80s-In the lower 80s
Low temperature-In the upper 60s-
WindsNorth winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoonNortheast winds 10 to 15 mphNortheast winds around 10 mph
Sunrise6:15 AM HST-6:15 AM HST
Sunset5:57 PM HST-5:56 PM HST
TidesHilo BayHigh 2.2 ft, 7:09 AMHilo BayLow 0.5 ft, 11:40 PMHilo BayHigh 2.1 ft, 8:35 AM

Tide

Tide at Hilo BayHigh 2.2 ft at Fri 7:09 AM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 11:40 PM, High 2.1 ft at Sat 8:35 AM.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftNoon6 PMSat6 AM2.2 ft7:09 AM0.5 ft11:40 PM2.1 ft8:35 AMNowTide at Hilo BayHigh 2.2 ft at Fri 7:09 AM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 11:40 PM, High 2.1 ft at Sat 8:35 AM.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftNoonSat2.2 ft7:09 AM0.5 ft11:40 PM2.1 ft8:35 AMNow
Tide at Hilo Bay. High 2.2 ft at Fri 7:09 AM, Low 0.5 ft at Fri 11:40 PM, High 2.1 ft at Sat 8:35 AM.

Beach

County
Hawaii County
State
Hawaii
Latitude
18.9346° N
Longitude
155.6462° W

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Papakōlea Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.3 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Naalehu - South PointSOPH1

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.3 mi away/988 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Naalehu 4.7 WSWHI-HI-57

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.4 mi away/1,294 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

NaalehuNAAH1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.9 mi away/993 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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