Kauwaha Beach
Kauwaha Beach is a beach in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of -9 m. Mount Pānīʻau stands 381 m to the east, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Keawanui Beach, a beach 2.4 miles away. 16 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
Beach in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States.
Wikidata Q49321508, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
16 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Kāʻeo: 2.9 mi
- Puʻuʻalalā Hill: 4.2 mi
- Puʻulua: 5.1 mi
- Mount Pānīʻau: 5.5 mi
- Kāwaʻewaʻe Hill: 6.6 mi
- Keawanui Beach: 2.4 mi
- Kiʻekiʻe Beach: 4.1 mi
- Honokalaoa Beach: 4.5 mi
- Kaʻakuʻu Beach: 6.4 mi
- Nonopapa Beach: 6.7 mi
- Kāʻali Cliff: 5.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kauwaha Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pānīʻau | E 84° | 381 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Kāʻeo | SE 136° | 310 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Lehua | NE 36° | 213 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Kaunuakalā | SSW 192° | 167 m | 10.5 mi |
| Kāwaʻewaʻe Hill | SSW 209° | 88 m | 6.6 mi |
| Puʻuʻalalā Hill | ENE 66° | 64 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Mauʻuloa | SSW 203° | 60 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:23 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:09 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 17:30 | 18:03 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 74 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barking Sands, 26 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Nonopapa, Niihau Island, HI, 6 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/331168933
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