Black sand

Punalu'u Beach

Hawaii, United States · sea 26.6 °C at its warmest, in September

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Sea temperature month by month

24.6Jan

24.4Feb

24.3Mar

24.6Apr

25May

25.4Jun

25.9Jul

26.4Aug

26.6Sep

26.5Oct

26Nov

25.2Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020, sampled 14 km offshore, at the nearest open water cell of a 0.25° grid.

About

Punaluʻu Beach (also called Black Sand Beach) is a beach between Pāhala and Nāʻālehu on the Big Island of the U.S. state of Hawaii.

Questions

How warm is the sea at Punalu'u Beach?

The sea off Punalu'u Beach averages 26.6 °C at its warmest, in September, and 24.3 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.

When can you swim at Punalu'u Beach?

The sea reaches 20 °C or more from All year. Twenty degrees is where most swimmers stop calling water cold; below it, a wetsuit helps.

Where is Punalu'u Beach?

Punalu'u Beach is on the coast of Hawaii, United States, at 19.1360, -155.5040. The map on this site flies straight to it.