Tunnels Beach

Tunnels Beach is a beach in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Namolokama stands 1,347 m to the south-southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ha'ena Beach, a beach 0.6 miles away.
The story
beach in Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Wikidata Q49325075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻunōpili: 0.8 mi
- Kulanaililia: 1.2 mi
- Makana: 1.4 mi
- Maunahou: 1.8 mi
- Maunapuluʻō: 1.8 mi
- Maniniholo Dry Cave: 0.6 mi
- Waikapalaʻe Wet Cave: 1.3 mi
- Waikanaloa Wet Cave: 1.4 mi
- Hanalei Pier: 4.0 mi
- Hanakoa Falls: 4.4 mi
- Hāʻena Beach Park: 0.6 mi
- Waioli Beach Park: 3.8 mi
- Black Pot Beach Park: 4.1 mi
- Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park: 4.1 mi
- Wai'oli Park: 4.1 mi
- Limahuli Falls: 2.2 mi
- Hanakapi'ai Falls: 3.6 mi
- Hanakoa Falls: 4.5 mi
- Puwainui Falls: 6.1 mi
- Hoolea Falls: 7.4 mi
- Ha'ena Beach: 0.6 mi
- Keʻe Beach: 1.4 mi
- Hanakapiʻai Beach: 2.7 mi
- Kalalau Beach: 7.3 mi
- Honopū Beach: 8.0 mi
- heiau: 1.7 mi
- Malae Heiau: 18.9 mi
- Kukui Heiau: 18.9 mi
- Hikina-a-ka-lā Heiau: 19.0 mi
- Merchant Marine: 19.3 mi
- Limahuli Garden and Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Native forest restoration: 1.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 18.4 mi
- Kekaha Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- McBryde Garden: 22.4 mi
- 2nd Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 10.0 mi
- 1st Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 10.0 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 10.0 mi
- Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse: 10.0 mi
- Kilauea Lighthouse: 10.1 mi
- Mark Daniells Gallery: 3.9 mi
- Wave Sculpture: 4.0 mi
- Weaving Lauhala: 5.4 mi
- Kahu Aina Mural by Melinda Morey: 5.5 mi
- Lilo & Stitch: 21.8 mi
- Hanalei Pier: 4.0 mi
- Alakaʻi Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Pine Forest Drive Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Kukui Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Waioli Mission House Museum: 4.0 mi
- Kokee Natural History Museum: 9.1 mi
- Kauai Museum: 21.1 mi
- Grove Farm Homestead Plantation Museum: 21.6 mi
- Kepapa Spring: 14.1 mi
- Polihale Spring: 14.7 mi
- Waipuloku Spring: 18.4 mi
- Kanaʻele Bog Preserve: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Tunnels Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namolokama | SSE 148° | 1,347 m | 7.7 mi |
| Pihea | SW 218° | 1,306 m | 6.1 mi |
| Kohua Ridge | SSW 206° | 1,150.6 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mamalahoa | SE 146° | 1,141 m | 5.1 mi |
| Pu'u Manu | SE 146° | 977 m | 5.7 mi |
| Namahana (Kekoiki) | ESE 121° | 858 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hihimanu | SE 128° | 716 m | 6.0 mi |
| Maunapuluʻō | WSW 242° | 498 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:20 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:06 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 17:27 | 18:00 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 71 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 8.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Princeville RCH 1117, 5 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Hanalei Bay, HI, 4 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/327006283
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