Punalu'u Beach
Hawaii, United States · sea 26.6 °C at its warmest, in September
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Warmest sea26.6 °C in September
- Coolest sea24.3 °C in March
- At or above 20 °CAll year
- ShoreBlack sand
- Country🇺🇸 United States
- Coordinates19.1360, -155.5040
- Readership rank#164 worldwide
Sea temperature month by month
Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020, sampled 14 km offshore — the nearest open-water cell in 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.
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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 globe on this site flies straight to it.