Hawaiʻi Beach Safety

Hawaiʻi Beach Safety

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An overlay of nearshore and offshore safety conditions has been added to Voyager’s “hazards” category based on the popular Hawaiʻi Beach Safety website. This provides Hawaiʻi beach users with timely and accurate information for choosing a beach destination appropriate to their ocean skill level.

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Three signs are employed to rate Hawaiʻi’s life-guarded beaches: Caution, High Hazard, and Extreme Hazard (see below).Because conditions at beaches change quickly users are encouraged to check back often for the latest information (to do so in Voyager, de-select and then re-select the “beach safety” checkbox to update the overlay with the most recent status icons).

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Both nearshore and offshore ratings are provided, each updated daily at 9am, 3pm, and 7pm or as conditions change. Nearshore conditions are important to beach goers, swimmers, snorkelers and surfers, while offshore information is important for kayakers and boaters. To have the safest experience, visit guarded beaches with a normal caution rating (yellow square).

Hawaiʻi Beach Safety was established through cooperation between the Hawaiʻi Lifeguard Association, City & County of Honolulu, County of Maui, Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, and the University of Hawaiʻi School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) as a non-profit venture.

For more information, please visit: http://www.hawaiibeachsafety.org

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