Black Sands, Hawaii Weather
Black Sands, Hawaii — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Black Sands, Hawaii County.
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About Black Sands, Hawaii
Black Sands sprawls where the land surrenders to the Pacific, a stark and beautiful testament to the earth's raw power. It lies 23.0 miles south-south-east of Hilo, HI (from Hilo, HI: bearing 159°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-south-east of Ainaloa. The landscape here is a dramatic symphony of obsidian shores meeting a restless turquoise sea, the volcanic rock a deep, matte black that absorbs the sun's fierce glare and offers a strange, quiet heat long after dusk. Jagged lava fields, softened by the patient encroachment of hardy coastal vegetation, roll inland, their textures a rough, porous canvas against the vibrant green of the encroaching forest. The air, thick with the saline tang of the ocean and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen blossoms, carries the constant, hushed roar of the surf, a relentless rhythm that defines the very breath of Black Sands. The history of Black Sands is inextricably linked to the volcanic heart of the island, its very ground a molten narrative poured forth eons ago. For generations, the people of this coast have lived by the bounty of the sea and the resilience of the land, their economy a delicate dance between fishing the deep waters and cultivating the rich, dark soil that yields tropical fruits and vibrant flowers. This is a place where the echoes of ancient Hawaiian traditions still whisper on the trade winds, a cultural character forged in the crucible of isolation and survival, where the pace of life is dictated not by clocks but by the ebb and flow of the tides and the slow, steady growth of the islands.
Live animated radar for Black Sands and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Black Sands, Hawaii County, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 19.412161°N, 154.960408°W |
| Timezone | Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96778 |
| Area Code | 808 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Black Sands, Hawaii Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Black Sands, Hawaii, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Black Sands includes coordinates 19.412161°N, 154.960408°W, situated in Hawaii County. ZIP code 96778. Telephone area code: 808. Timezone: Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
