Kapaa, Hawaii Weather
Kapaa, 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 Kapaa, Kauai County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kapaa.
About Kapaa, Hawaii
Kapaa spills across the eastern flank of Kauai, a vibrant splash of color against the emerald backdrop of the Sleeping Giant mountain. It lies 95.2 miles west-north-west of Mililani Town, HI (from Mililani Town, HI: bearing 298°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-north-east of Lihue. The air here hums with a humid warmth, thick with the scent of plumeria and the salty kiss of the Pacific. To the south, the Wailua River, a broad, languid ribbon, carves its way to the sea, its banks a riot of cane fields and dense, tropical foliage. The land slopes gently towards the coastline, where a necklace of beaches, some golden, some a darker, volcanic hue, beckons. Here, the rhythm of life is dictated by the sun's arc, by the whisper of trade winds through the hala trees, and by the steady, comforting murmur of the ocean. Once the beating heart of Kauai's sugar cane industry, Kapaa carries echoes of its agricultural past, though the fields now yield to a more diverse tapestry of commerce and tourism. The town itself is a lively hub, a place where local families mingle with wanderers from distant shores, their voices a cheerful cacophony in the marketplace. The iconic Ke Ala Hele Makalae, a paved coastal path, invites exploration, tracing the shoreline and offering breathtaking vistas of the turquoise waters. This stretch of Kauai, shaped by ancient lava flows and the persistent sculpting of the sea, retains a raw, untamed beauty, a place where the wild spirit of the island still breathes freely.
Live animated radar for Kapaa and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Kapaa, Kauai County, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 22.094739°N, 159.324593°W |
| Timezone | Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96746 |
| Area Code | 808 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kapaa, Hawaii Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kapaa, 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 Kapaa includes coordinates 22.094739°N, 159.324593°W, situated in Kauai County. ZIP code 96746. 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.
