Storm Station
Sign in

Kalapana Beach (historical), Hawaii

Beach in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Air quality

The air at Kalapana Beach (historical)

Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Mountain View (HI), 17 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 12, good.

Kalapana Beach (historical) from its sand, nowLooking SE from the sand at 6:40 PM, night, overcast, waves about 2.0 ft every 9 s, the tide falling at 0.9 ft.130SE140150160Facing SE 142°Moon 74° rightWind 12 mphfrom NNE, offshore
Looking SE from the sand at 6:40 PM, night, overcast, waves about 2.0 ft every 9 s, the tide falling at 0.9 ft.
NESW

Facing SE 142°

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 3:02 PM HST Thu Oct 15.

Surf height in feet, by the way the shore faces
ShoreTonightFriday
AMPMAMPM
North Facing4-64-66-88-12
East Facing3-53-54-64-6
South Facing4-64-64-63-5
ForecastTonightFriday
WeatherMostly cloudy. Scattered showersMostly cloudy. Scattered showers
High temperature-In the lower 80s
Low temperatureIn the lower 70s-
WindsNortheast winds around 10 mphNortheast winds around 10 mph
Sunrise-6:15 AM HST
Sunset-5:57 PM HST
TidesHilo BayHigh 1.2 ft, 4:14 PMLow 0.3 ft, 11:01 PMHilo BayHigh 2.2 ft, 7:09 AM

Tide

Tide at Hilo BayHigh 1.2 ft at Thu 4:14 PM, Low 0.3 ft at Thu 11:01 PM, High 2.2 ft at Fri 7:09 AM.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft6 PMFri6 AM1.2 ft4:14 PM0.3 ft11:01 PM2.2 ft7:09 AMNow 0.9 ftTide at Hilo BayHigh 1.2 ft at Thu 4:14 PM, Low 0.3 ft at Thu 11:01 PM, High 2.2 ft at Fri 7:09 AM.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftFri1.2 ft4:14 PM0.3 ft11:01 PM2.2 ft7:09 AMNow 0.9 ft
Tide at Hilo Bay. High 1.2 ft at Thu 4:14 PM, Low 0.3 ft at Thu 11:01 PM, High 2.2 ft at Fri 7:09 AM.

Beach

County
Hawaii County
State
Hawaii
Latitude
19.3525° N
Longitude
154.9742° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Kalapana Beach (historical), how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

KealakomoKMOH1

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.6 mi away/54 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Citizen station GW2758GW2758

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.9 mi away/104 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Hilo 5 S21515

At a climate reference station/21.0 mi away/622 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Hilo/Lyman_Field_(ASOS)PHTO

At an airfield/25.9 mi away/36 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Pahoa 6.2 SHI-HI-85

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/896 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Pahoa 6SKUOH1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.6 mi away/880 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Hawaii

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Kalapana Beach (historical)

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Beaches near Kalapana Beach (historical)

Every beach in the state

Near Kalapana Beach (historical)

River and lake gauges