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Magic Sands Beach, Hawaii

Beach in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Air quality

The air at Magic Sands Beach

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Waikoloa (HI), 27 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Magic Sands Beach from its sand, nowLooking WSW from the sand at 5:38 PM, the sun low over the water, mostly cloudy, waves about 2.0 ft every 9 s, the tide falling at 1.0 ft.240250260WFacing WSW 251°Moon 51° leftWind 8 mphfrom W, onshore
Looking WSW from the sand at 5:38 PM, the sun low over the water, mostly cloudy, waves about 2.0 ft every 9 s, the tide falling at 1.0 ft.
NESW

Facing WSW 251°

300 ft

From above: the edge, the break, the view

Surf and swim

The surf zone forecast for Big Island Leeward.

Surf zone forecast

Big Island Leeward. Issued 3:02 PM HST Thu Oct 15.

Surf height in feet, by the way the shore faces
ShoreTonightFriday
AMPMAMPM
West Facing3-53-53-53-5
South Facing4-64-64-63-5
ForecastTonightFriday
WeatherPartly cloudy. Isolated showersMostly sunny. Isolated showers
High temperature-In the upper 80s
Low temperatureIn the lower 70s-
WindsWest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeastSoutheast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon
Sunrise-6:19 AM HST
Sunset-6:01 PM HST
TidesKonaHigh 1.0 ft, 4:52 PMLow 0.2 ft, 11:38 PMKawaihaeHigh 0.8 ft, 6:11 PMLow 0.3 ft, 11:50 PMKonaHigh 1.8 ft, 7:47 AMKawaihaeHigh 2.1 ft, 7:51 AMLow 0.6 ft, 4:02 PM

Tide

Tide at KonaHigh 1.0 ft at Thu 4:52 PM, Low 0.2 ft at Thu 11:38 PM, High 1.8 ft at Fri 7:47 AM.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ft6 PMFri6 AM1.0 ft4:52 PM0.2 ft11:38 PM1.8 ft7:47 AMNow 1.0 ftTide at KonaHigh 1.0 ft at Thu 4:52 PM, Low 0.2 ft at Thu 11:38 PM, High 1.8 ft at Fri 7:47 AM.0 ft1 ft2 ft3 ftFri1.0 ft4:52 PM0.2 ft11:38 PM1.8 ft7:47 AMNow 1.0 ft
Tide at Kona. High 1.0 ft at Thu 4:52 PM, Low 0.2 ft at Thu 11:38 PM, High 1.8 ft at Fri 7:47 AM.

Beach

County
Hawaii County
State
Hawaii
Latitude
19.5945° N
Longitude
155.9722° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Magic Sands Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Kainaliu ScanKXXH1

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.1 mi away/1,364 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

KainaliuS2096

At a soil climate station/5.1 mi away/1,364 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Mauna Loa 5 NNE21514

At a climate reference station/26.6 mi away/11,179 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Kailua-Kona 1.2 ESEHI-HI-73

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/248 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Kealakekua 4KELH1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.9 mi away/985 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Snow on the ground

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