pt fr it es uk
Surf Reports Facebook

Online Surf Shop

Wetsuits & Surf Gear
visit store

Pine Trees 3-16-11

8:32 am 16 Mar 2011

Disappearing Sands ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

See all 18 ratings

Based on 1 vote. Vote

Surf Report Feed

Disappearing Sands Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Hawaii – Big Island, USA)

Surf-default-break-image
Name: Disappearing Sands
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: WNW Offshore Wind: E

Disappearing Sands in Big Island is an exposed beach break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds are from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of urchins and rocks.

Secret spot? We can hide it!

Overall Disappearing Sands Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

The rose diagram illustrates the range of swells directed at Disappearing Sands through... (show all text)

This picture describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different dire... (show all text)

Also see Disappearing Sands surf quality by season and Disappearing Sands surf quality by month.

Disappearing Sands Location Map

Select Disappearing Sands Location Map Detail:

Contours: Roads & Rivers: Select a surf break from the menu
Surf breaks located close to Disappearing Sands Shoreline around Disappearing Sands Roads and rivers around Disappearing Sands

Use this relief map to navigate to Hawaii - Big Island surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Disappearing Sands


Visitor Reviews of Disappearing Sands


Be the first to write a review!


Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Disappearing Sands:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Magics 0 mi
Second closest break Lymans 1 mi
Third closest break Banyons 1 mi
Fourth closest break Kahalu u 1 mi
Fifth closest break Kahalu'u Beach Park 1 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Disappearing Sands:

Closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 210 mi
Second closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 299 mi
Third closest wave buoy N Hawaii 2 Buoy 304 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 308 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 485 mi

Tide stations nearest to Disappearing Sands:

Closest tide station Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii 4 mi
Second closest tide station Kailua Kona, Hawaii Island, Hawaii 4 mi
Third closest tide station Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii (2) 4 mi
Fourth closest tide station Napoopoo, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii Island, Hawaii 9 mi
Fifth closest tide station Kawaihae, Big Island, Hawaii (2) 32 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Disappearing Sands:

Closest ski area Mt Ashland (United States) 2489 mi
Second closest ski area Mt Shasta (United States) 2490 mi
Third closest ski area Stover Mountain Ski Area (United States) 2499 mi
Fourth closest ski area Dodge Ridge (United States) 2509 mi
Fifth closest ski area Badger Pass Ski Area (United States) 2511 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Disappearing Sands:

Closest city location Holualoa (United States) 2 mi
Second closest city location Kailua-Kona (United States) 4 mi
Third closest city location Honalo (United States) 4 mi
Fourth closest city location Kona Airport - Hawaii (United States) 4 mi
Fifth closest city location Kealakekua (United States) 6 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Disappearing Sands is Kona International At Keahole Airport (KOA) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 18 km (11 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Disappearing Sands is Bradshaw Aaf Airport (BSF), also in Usa Hawaii Isl., 48 km (30 miles) away.
  • Third is Waimea Kohala (Kamuela) Airport (MUE) in Usa Hawaii Isl., 55 km (34 miles) away.
  • Upolu (Opolu) Airport (UPP) in USA is 76 km (47 miles) away.
  • Hilo International Airport (ITO) in Usa Hawaii Isl. is the fifth nearest airport to Disappearing Sands and is 98 km (61 miles) away.
Disappearing Sands break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Disappearing Sands, Hawaii - Big Island. Use the tab navigation above to view Disappearing Sands sea temperature, Disappearing Sands photographs, Disappearing Sands detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Disappearing Sands webcams, current wind from Hawaii - Big Island live weather stations and Disappearing Sands tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Disappearing Sands.