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Makalawena Beach, Hawaii

Beach in Hawaii County, Hawaii

Air quality

The air at Makalawena Beach

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 PM from its reporting area, Waikoloa (HI), 19 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Makalawena Beach from its sand, nowLooking NW from the sand at 4:41 PM, daylight, overcast, waves about 2.0 ft every 9 s.300310NW320330Facing NW 312°Sun 58° leftMoon 127° leftWind 10 mphfrom WSW, onshore
Looking NW from the sand at 4:41 PM, daylight, overcast, waves about 2.0 ft every 9 s.
NESW

Facing NW 312°

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 AMNowTide 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
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
19.7915° N
Longitude
156.0283° W

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Makalawena Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

KaupulehuKPLH1

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.2 mi away/1,139 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

KainaliuS2096

At a soil climate station/19.0 mi away/1,364 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Mauna Loa 5 NNE21514

At a climate reference station/34.9 mi away/11,179 ft/- ft from here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Kalaoa 2.5 ENEHI-HI-74

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/1,622 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Waimea - KamuelaWBRH1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.8 mi away/44 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

-

Snow on the ground

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