Waikele, Hawaii Weather
Waikele, 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 for Waikele, Honolulu County.
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About Waikele, Hawaii
Waikele unfolds across a broad, sun-drenched valley floor, its landscape a testament to volcanic origins and the persistent kiss of Pacific trade winds. It lies 1.1 miles north of Waipahu, HI (from Waipahu, HI: bearing 11°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-west of East Honolulu. Rolling hills, cloaked in a verdant tapestry of sugarcane stubble and resilient tropical foliage, rise gently towards the distant Koolau mountain range, their peaks often veiled in a soft, ethereal mist. The air here carries a humid warmth, thick with the scent of damp earth and the subtle perfume of unseen blossoms, a constant reminder of the island's fertile embrace. The land itself feels ancient, its contours shaped by eons of rain and sun, presenting a vista that is both expansive and intimately detailed, where shadows lengthen and deepen as the afternoon wanes. Historically, Waikele’s fortunes have been intrinsically tied to the rhythm of agriculture, particularly the cultivation of sugarcane, a legacy still visible in the broad, flat fields that dominate the valley. The quiet hum of machinery from nearby industrial parks now mingles with the rustle of cane, hinting at a shift in the local economy, from the agrarian past to a more diversified present that includes warehousing and light manufacturing. This transition has brought a steady flow of people and commerce, yet Waikele retains a sense of unhurried grace, a feeling that life proceeds at a cadence dictated by the sun and the tides, rather than the relentless ticking of a clock. The shadows cast by the setting sun, long and stretching, paint the landscape in hues of ochre and rose, a daily benediction upon this corner of Honolulu County.
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| Location | Waikele, Honolulu County, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 21.4025°N, 158.0058°W |
| Timezone | Hawaii Standard Time — no DST (Pacific/Honolulu) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 96797 |
| Area Code | 808 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waikele, Hawaii Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waikele, 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 Waikele includes coordinates 21.402500°N, 158.005800°W, situated in Honolulu County. ZIP code 96797. 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.
