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Hawaii Live Webcams

Beach cams, surf cams, and volcano cams from across the islands — watch live, right here, and check conditions before you go.

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Hawaiʻi changes by the hour and by the shore. The North Shore can be flat at dawn and firing by lunch; the summit of Haleakalā can be socked in while the coast bakes; Kīlauea can light up overnight. These cams let you see it for yourself in real time. The surf and beach streams below play right on this page, and the USGS volcano cams update on their own every few minutes.

Want the numbers behind the picture? Pair these with our Ocean Report, live weather forecast, and Big Island eruption updates.

Embedded streams (surf, beach, volcano) play right here. Some cards link out to the camera on its provider's site (USGS, Surfline, Explore.org, EarthCam) where the feed can't be embedded directly. Live feeds are free; a few link-out providers are freemium on their own site.
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Banzai Pipeline live cam Live

Banzai Pipeline

The North Shore's most famous wave, live. In winter (roughly Nov–Feb) this is where the world's best surfers chase barrels; in summer it lays down to glass.

Explore.org Open on YouTube
North Shore Big-Wave Cam (4K) live cam Live

North Shore Big-Wave Cam (4K)

A 4K look at Oahu's North Shore lineup. Check the swell and the crowd before you drive up Kamehameha Highway.

North Shore Live Open on YouTube
Kaʻanapali Beach & Black Rock live cam Live

Kaʻanapali Beach & Black Rock

West Maui's resort strip from above Kaʻanapali Beach, looking toward Puʻu Kekaʻa (Black Rock). Good read on wind, water clarity, and how busy the sand is.

Maui Live Cam Open on YouTube
Kīlauea Eruption Live Stream (USGS Cam B) live cam Live

Kīlauea Eruption Live Stream (USGS Cam B)

The USGS flagship live view into Halemaʻumaʻu crater — when a fountaining episode is underway, this is the front-row seat. If the stream shows as ended, USGS has restarted it; find the current feed at youtube.com/@usgs/streams.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Open on YouTube
Halemaʻumaʻu — West Rim Panorama live USGS webcam Volcano Live

Halemaʻumaʻu — West Rim Panorama

Wide panorama across Halemaʻumaʻu crater from Kīlauea's west rim — the headline view during summit eruptions.

USGS / HVO View on USGS
Kīlauea Caldera & Halemaʻumaʻu (East Rim) live USGS webcam Volcano Live

Kīlauea Caldera & Halemaʻumaʻu (East Rim)

The down-dropped caldera block and Halemaʻumaʻu seen from the east rim. Watch for glow at night during active periods.

USGS / HVO View on USGS
West Halemaʻumaʻu Crater live USGS webcam Volcano Live

West Halemaʻumaʻu Crater

Close-up on the west side of Halemaʻumaʻu, where recent eruptive vents and fountaining have appeared.

USGS / HVO View on USGS
East Halemaʻumaʻu Crater live USGS webcam Volcano Live

East Halemaʻumaʻu Crater

The east side of the crater floor — paired with the west cam, it covers the full active vent area.

USGS / HVO View on USGS
Kīlauea Summit Thermal Cam live USGS webcam Volcano Live

Kīlauea Summit Thermal Cam

A thermal (heat) view of the summit caldera. Bright spots are hot — it reveals active lava even through gas and at night.

USGS / HVO View on USGS
Kaluapele from Uēkahuna Bluff live USGS webcam Volcano Live

Kaluapele from Uēkahuna Bluff

The classic wide shot of Kīlauea's summit caldera (Kaluapele) from the Uēkahuna overlook near the old Jaggar Museum.

USGS / HVO View on USGS
Kīlauea Summit from Mauna Loa Strip Road live USGS webcam Volcano Live

Kīlauea Summit from Mauna Loa Strip Road

A distant look back at the summit from higher up the Mauna Loa Strip Road — best for gauging plume height and weather.

USGS / HVO View on USGS
Mauna Loa Summit — Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera live USGS webcam Volcano Live

Mauna Loa Summit — Mokuʻāweoweo Caldera

The summit caldera of Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano. It last erupted in November–December 2022.

USGS / HVO View on USGS
Mauna Loa — Northwest Rim live USGS webcam Volcano Live

Mauna Loa — Northwest Rim

A view across Mauna Loa's northwest flank, the zone that fed the 2022 lava flows toward the Daniel K. Inouye (Saddle) Highway.

USGS / HVO View on USGS