1 Lewers Street, Waikīkī (our camera)
Lewers Street, Waikīkī
Live videoPort of Cams (our own camera)
Our own camera: street life, palms in the trades and cloud on the ridges, day and night.
THE GATHERING PLACE · WAIKĪKĪ TO THE NORTH SHORE · LIVE
Oʻahu Live Cams: Waikīkī, the North Shore and Honolulu
Tuesday, November 10 at 4:22 PM HST
Daylight on Oʻahu.
Which side of Oʻahu is drier now?
About the same on both sides right now.
Waikīkī South shore (leeward)
Overcast · 79°F · 89% cloud
Next 6 h: no rain.
Wind ENE 14 mph.
Kāneʻohe Windward side
Partly cloudy · 78°F · 47% cloud
Next 6 h: no rain.
Wind ENE 13 mph.
Haleʻiwa and Pipeline North Shore
Partly cloudy · 77°F · 79% cloud
Next 6 h: no rain.
Wind ENE 14 mph.
Open-ocean waves: off the North Shore 6.8 ft from the NNE at 9 s; off Waikīkī 4.0 ft from the SE at 8 s (model, not breaking surf).
Open-Meteo, 4:15 p.m. HST; showers are local, so check the cams.
Map of the Oʻahu cameras
- Lewers Street, Waikīkī (our camera)
- Waikīkī Beach: Waikiki Beach Marriott
- Waikīkī to Diamond Head
- Banzai Pipeline
- Lāʻie weather camera
Coastline © OpenStreetMap contributors. Interactive map
The cameras at a glance
Hawaiʻi time; offline cameras drop to the bottom.
- 1 Lewers Street, Waikīkī (our camera) HST Up Lewers Street to the Ala Wai Canal
- 2 Waikīkī Beach: Waikiki Beach Marriott HST West along Waikīkī Beach
- 3 Waikīkī to Diamond Head HST East along Waikīkī to Diamond Head
- 4 Banzai Pipeline HST Out to the Pipeline reef
- 5 Lāʻie weather camera HST Four views: north, east, south and west
Waikīkī and Honolulu
The sheltered south shore, in the lee of the Koʻolau range. One of these cameras is ours.
2 Waikīkī Beach: Waikiki Beach Marriott
Waikiki Beach Marriott, Kalākaua Avenue
Live videoOzolio for Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
Over the Kūhiō Beach walls and the surf breaks to the hotels and the pink Royal Hawaiian.
3 Waikīkī to Diamond Head
Western Waikīkī, Honolulu
SnapshotWindy.com webcam
The whole beach to Diamond Head, as a day-long time-lapse in Windy’s player.
The North Shore and the windward side
Winter swells hit the North Shore; the windward coast gets the trade-wind showers.
4 Banzai Pipeline
ʻEhukai Beach Park, Pūpūkea, North Shore
Live videoexplore.org
The Pipeline reef live: barrels on a winter swell, flat water in summer.
5 Lāʻie weather camera
Lāʻie, on the windward coast near Oʻahu’s northern tip
SnapshotFAA WeatherCams
An FAA still camera, refreshed every 5–10 minutes: cloud and rain on the windward side.
Honolulu and Oʻahu traffic cams
We don’t carry the state’s freeway cameras; these do:
- Oʻahu road conditions loop A video loop of Oʻahu traffic cameras, on our site.
- GoAkamai (HDOT) The state’s own Oʻahu traffic cameras and drive times.
- Hawaiʻi FAA weather cameras Stills around Oʻahu, on our road and weather site.
Why one side is sunnier
Trade winds drop their rain on windward coasts; leeward areas tend to be sunny and dry (NWS). NOAA’s 1991–2020 averages:
| Station | Year · Dec–Feb · Jun–Aug |
|---|---|
| Honolulu International AirportLeeward (south) | 16.41 in · 5.96 in · 1.86 in |
| WaikīkīLeeward (south) | 20.65 in · 7.44 in · 2.01 in |
| KāneʻoheWindward (east) | 50.90 in · 15.44 in · 8.37 in |
| Waimea ValleyNorth Shore | 52.02 in · 14.18 in · 10.68 in |
Kāneʻohe gets about 3 times the rain of Honolulu International Airport.
Sources: NWS Honolulu: Climate of Hawaii · NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 (USW00022521, USC00519397, USC00513117, USC00519603)
Best time to watch
Daylight in Hawaiʻi, which has no daylight saving.
| Waikīkī, the 15th | Sunrise · sunset (HST) |
|---|---|
| December | 7:02 a.m. · 5:53 p.m. |
| January | 7:12 a.m. · 6:11 p.m. |
| March | 6:41 a.m. · 6:41 p.m. |
| June | 5:50 a.m. · 7:15 p.m. |
| September | 6:19 a.m. · 6:36 p.m. |
Questions
Is there a live cam of Waikīkī Beach?
Yes, two: the Waikiki Beach Marriott’s camera looks west along the beach, and a Windy.com camera looks east to Diamond Head. Our own Lewers Street camera is a block inland.
Which side of Oʻahu is sunnier?
Usually the leeward side, Honolulu and Waikīkī: NOAA’s normals give Honolulu Airport 16.41 inches of rain a year against 50.90 at Kāneʻohe. The panel near the top shows today’s forecast.
Where can I watch Honolulu traffic cams?
GoAkamai, the state’s own traffic site, has Oʻahu’s freeway cameras. On Port of Cams there is an Oʻahu road conditions loop; we don’t carry the HDOT cameras ourselves.
When is the surf big at Pipeline?
In winter, usually November to March, when North Pacific storms send swell to the North Shore. Our big wave season page has the 7-day outlook.
What time is it on Oʻahu?
Hawaiʻi Standard Time (UTC−10) all year, with no daylight saving. The clock at the top of this page shows it.
Feeds belong to their operators. Weather: Open-Meteo. Climate: NWS and NOAA NCEI. Traffic: GoAkamai.
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