New advisory posted at Sunset Beach — and what it means for the rest of Oʻahu
New DOH advisory activity in the last 24 hours affected 1 tracked beach: Sunset Beach. Check the linked beach page for the specific advisory type and live DOH status.
If you have a trip scheduled at an affected beach in the next 72 hours, consider the reef-protected alternatives in our where-to-swim-during-BWA guide. The 72-hour rule applies once the rain stops.
Big Island is worsening over the last 14 days (-43pp vs. the prior two weeks). All 7 of our tracked beaches on the island recorded one or more advisory days in that 30-day history window. NOAA's 7-day forecast is mild — scattered showers possible but unlikely to drive new advisories. See the Big Island leaderboard for the beach-by-beach ranking.
Maui is worsening over the last 14 days (-29pp vs. the prior two weeks). All 6 of our tracked beaches on the island recorded one or more advisory days in that 30-day history window. NOAA's 7-day forecast is dry, which should halt new advisory activity and let the existing advisories begin to clear. See the Maui leaderboard for the beach-by-beach ranking.
Oʻahu is worsening over the last 14 days (-14pp vs. the prior two weeks). All 12 of our tracked beaches on the island recorded one or more advisory days in that 30-day history window. NOAA's 7-day forecast is mild — scattered showers possible but unlikely to drive new advisories. See the Oʻahu leaderboard for the beach-by-beach ranking.
Kauaʻi has remained mostly advisory-affected across both 14-day island-wide advisory-day windows (0% of days had no DOH advisory anywhere on the island in the latest window). All 6 of our tracked beaches on the island recorded one or more advisory days in that 30-day history window. NOAA's 7-day forecast is wet (peak 50% chance of rain) — expect the pattern to shift toward more advisories. See the Kauaʻi leaderboard for the beach-by-beach ranking.
For the always-live per-island outlook, see our Hawaii Water Quality Forecast, which regenerates daily from NOAA + DOH data.
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