Hapuna Beach with kids today

Puako, Hawaii

Updated 1:03 AM HST

98/ 100

Great with kids Water temperature is 83°F, and nothing is holding it back today.

Partial data — Air quality unavailable, so this score is less certain.

What decides a families with kids score

Surf calmness 1.5 ft · 35% of the score 95
Water temperature 83°F · 25% of the score 100
UV exposure UV 0 · 22% of the score 100
Air comfort 77°F · 10% of the score 100

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (no monitor nearby)

Before you swim

Swim near a staffed lifeguard tower, and check the National Weather Service surf-zone forecast for the official rip-current outlook — we report conditions, we don't forecast rip currents.

Hapuna Beach is also scored for

99 Swimming water temperature 83°F 94 Walking & shelling air comfort 77°F

About Hapuna Beach

Hapuna Beach sits on the Hawaii coast, where the water runs from about 78°F in January to 82°F in August.

The water stays above 70°F essentially year round, ranging from about 78°F to 82°F.

Today it is 83°F. That is 1° above the August average of 82°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Kawaihae about 5.4 km away on the open coast.

Frequently asked questions

Is Hapuna Beach good for families today?

Great with kids — we score it 98 out of 100 today. No single condition is holding it back today.

What makes a good families with kids day?

We weight surf calmness (35%), water temperature (25%), uv exposure (22%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

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