Kapa'a Beach

Kapa'a Beach runs about 36m (0.0km) along the Hawaii (Big Island) coast — a short stretch by Hawaiian standards. It faces north-west so it takes the afternoon sun and faces the sunset. There are 1 mapped parking area nearby, the closest about 40m from the sand. On-beach facilities mapped here include toilets, bbq.

Getting there & parking

Closest mapped parking is about 40m from the sand, with 1 parking area within 600m. At least one is marked free.

Distances are to the nearest point of the beach. Only formal, mapped parking areas are counted — informal roadside and verge parking is common in Hawaii and is not recorded in OpenStreetMap, so there may be closer options than shown.

What's there

"Not mapped" means OpenStreetMap has no record — it may still exist on the ground.

Where it is

Who it suits

• Families and long days — toilets nearby and parking close to the sand
• Sunset — the sun sets over the water here year-round, as late as 7:07pm in July

Derived from mapped features, not opinion.

Sunrise & sunset at Kapa'a Beach

In June the sun is up at 5:44am and down at 7:05pm — 13h 21m of daylight, the longest days of the year here. By December that shrinks to 6:52am–5:46pm, 10h 55m.

This beach looks north-west (301°). The sun goes down out over the water here in every month of the year — it is a sunset beach whenever you come. The sunset point itself swings about 50° across the year, from WSW in December to WNW in June.

Times are for the 15th of each month in Hawaii Standard Time. Hawaii does not observe daylight saving, so these hold all year.

Calculated from this beach's coordinates using the NOAA solar position algorithm and checked against US Naval Observatory tables (agreement within a minute). Which direction the sun sets is worked out from the shoreline's orientation, not from the skyline — a headland, an offshore island or high ground behind the beach can hide the last few degrees.

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Where to stay

No lodging is mapped within 1.5km of this beach.

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Things to do nearby

OpenStreetMap rarely records gear rental, so bookable activities are searched via GetYourGuide (affiliate link).

Where Kapa'a Beach ranks

• The best-equipped beaches on Hawaii (Big Island) — ranked #12
• Sunset beaches on Hawaii (Big Island) — ranked #8
• Family beaches on Hawaii (Big Island) — ranked #10
• Hawaii (Big Island) beaches you can park at — ranked #6

Positions come from mapped facilities and shoreline orientation, and each list explains exactly how it is ordered.

Other beaches on Hawaii (Big Island)

• Mauna Kea Beach · 23.5km · 413m long · faces west
• Hapuna Beach · 24.7km · 589m long · faces west
• Waialea Beach · 25.9km · 434m long · faces north-west
• Mauna Lani Beach · 29.2km · 102m long · faces north
• 49 Black Sand Beach · 30.1km · 98m long · faces north