Lagoon Beach

Lagoon Beach runs about 119m (0.1km) 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 3 mapped parking areas nearby, the closest about 195m from the sand. On-beach facilities mapped here include toilets.

Getting there & parking

Closest mapped parking is about 195m from the sand, with 3 parking areas within 600m.

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 in 9 months of the year, as late as 7:06pm in July
• Eating without driving — 12 places to eat are mapped within 1km

Derived from mapped features, not opinion.

When to go

Driest months are July, April, May. Warmest are August, July, September.

Nearest reporting station is 13km away — Hawaii's microclimates vary sharply over short distances, so treat these as indicative for the area.

30-year normals (1991–2020) from NOAA NCEI station PUUKOHOLA HEIAU 98.1, 13.1km away.

Sunrise & sunset at Lagoon Beach

In June the sun is up at 5:44am and down at 7:04pm — 13h 20m of daylight, the longest days of the year here. By December that shrinks to 6:51am–5:47pm, 10h 56m.

This beach looks north-west (326°). The sun sets out over the water February to October; the rest of the year it goes down at the far end of the beach rather than out to sea. 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.

Live view

Nearest camera: Kapalaoa › South-west: Kuualii Fishpond - ʻAnaehoʻomalu Beach - Anaehoomalu Bay

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Photos

Where to stay

10 hotels, resorts and rentals are mapped within 1.5km of this beach, the closest about 131m away.

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Things to do nearby

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

Where Lagoon Beach ranks

• The best-equipped beaches on Hawaii (Big Island) — ranked #11
• Sunset beaches on Hawaii (Big Island) — ranked #17
• Family beaches on Hawaii (Big Island) — ranked #12

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

Other beaches on Hawaii (Big Island)

• 49 Black Sand Beach · 1.2km · 98m long · faces north
• Anaehoomalu Beach · 1.2km · 478m long · faces west
• Mauna Lani Beach · 2.4km · 102m long · faces north
• Waialea Beach · 8.7km · 434m long · faces north-west
• Hapuna Beach · 9.9km · 589m long · faces west