Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach is a suburb in Honolulu County, Hawaii. Sunset Beach is situated nearby to the village Waiale‘e, as well as near the locality Pipeline.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: village in Honolulu County, Hawaii
- Also known as: “Paumalū” and “Sunset Beach, HI”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Banzai Pipeline and Sunset Beach.
Banzai Pipeline
Photo: Foster and sons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Banzai Pipeline, or simply Pipeline or Pipe, is a surf reef break located in Hawaii, off Ehukai Beach Park in Pupukea on O'ahu's North Shore. A reef break is an area in the ocean where waves start to break once they reach the shallows of a reef.
Sunset Beach
Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunset Beach is on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii and known for big wave surfing during the winter season. The original Hawaiian name for this place is Paumalū.
Opana Radar Site
Protected area
Photo: Ruirosiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Opana Radar Site is a National Historic Landmark and IEEE Milestone that commemorates the first operational use of radar by the United States in wartime, during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Opana Radar Site is situated 2 miles northeast of Sunset Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Shore and Kahuku.
North Shore
Photo: Daniel Ramirez, CC BY 2.0.
The North Shore of the Oʻahu is a coastal area between Kaʻena Point and Kahuku. Its largest town is Haleʻiwa. This area is best known for its massive waves, attracting big wave surfers from all around the world.
Kahuku
Kahuku is a census-designated place in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. In the Hawaiian language, ka huku means "the projection", presumably a reference to Kahuku Point nearby, the northernmost point of land on the island of Oahu.Sunset Beach
- Categories: village in the United States and locality
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
21.67187° or 21° 40′ 19″ northLongitude
-158.04039° or 158° 2′ 25″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
73H3MXC5+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 150916905OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
5853778Wikidata ID
Q110844863
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