Beach Guide

Hapuna Beach Sunset

Kohala Coast sunset over the ancient lava fields

Lava Coast Sunset
nightly

Sunset Cam

hit time-lapse
SUNSET CAM
LIVE cam

Animated preview · watch the live Hapuna Beach Cam cam →

Tonight’s Lineup

artisans & buskers
🐬

Spinner Dolphins

late afternoon

🐢

Honu (Turtles)

at dusk

🔭

Stargazers

after sunset

🌋

Kohala Lava

golden hour

🐋

Humpback Whales

Dec–Apr offshore

Sunset Score

cloud-color forecast
8OUT OF 10

High cirrus rolling in — expect fire skies.

Know Before You Go

Sunset view

full horizon

no islands blocking — the cleanest sunset on the island

Stargazing

after sunset

some of Hawaii's darkest skies; bring a blanket

Entry fee

$5/vehicle

state rec area day-use fee; residents $1

Wildlife

dolphins at dusk

spinner dolphins often surface offshore in the evening

applause at the dip

Sunset time, countdown and the Sunset Score are computed live from Open-Meteo’s real cloud forecast at each day’s sunset hour. The in-page cam is an animated preview — tap “live cam” for the real Hapuna Beach Cam webcam. The Hapuna Sunset runs nightly, weather permitting, from about two hours before sunset.

At Hapuna Beach, the sun sets at 12:27 AM today — about 12h 16m of daylight. Sunrise was 12:12 PM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Hapuna Beach update at the top of the conditions page.