Kawela Bay, HI Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kawela Bay, Hawaii, shaded from sea level level on the Pacific Ocean to 23 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Elevation
33 ft 10 m25 ft 8 m21 ft 6 m12 ft 4 m4 ft 1 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 40 ft, bold every 200 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Kawela Bay sits at about 8 ft (2 m) above sea level, the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary (too few residents to weight by).

Typical elevation (all land)
8 ft 2 m
few residents
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
at sea level on the Pacific Ocean
Highest
23 ft 7 m
on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
Average
8 ft 2 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Kawela Bay is nearly flat: its ground varies by only about 23 ft, so the figures below sit close together.

FigureElevation
Typical (all land)
Median of all land; too few residents to weight by
8 ft2 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
23 ft7 m
Lowest point
Where the land meets the Pacific Ocean
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Kawela Bay
14 ft4 m
Average of all land8 ft2 m

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Kawela Bay, Hawaii, shaded from sea level level on the Pacific Ocean to 23 ft on the northeast edge, below higher ground just outside
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Population
325 2020 Census
Land area
0.6 sq mi + 1.4 sq mi water
Density
559 per sq mi
Coordinates
21.7021° N, 157.9957° W
Time zone
Hawaii-Aleutian UTC−10, no daylight saving
Drains to
Pacific Ocean
ZIP codes 1
96731
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Helemano1,110 ft
  2. Whitmore Village1,010 ft
  3. Pupukea89 ft
  4. Kahuku68 ft
  5. Waialua20 ft
  6. Hauula15 ft
  7. Haleiwa12 ft
  8. Laie9 ft
  9. Kawela Bay8 ft
  10. Punaluu7 ft
  11. Mokuleia5 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Kaʻala4,017 ft
  • Kōnāhuanui3,140 ft
  • Palikea3,110 ft
  • Puʻulanihuli2,740 ft
  • Puʻumanamana2,076 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the median height of all land inside the CDP boundary; too few residents live here to weight by people.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 0 ft at 21.6960° N, 158.0163° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted; this coastal land's lowest point is sea level on the coast.
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: local mean sea level (Hawaii has no national vertical datum). NGS plans to replace local mean sea level with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Kawela Bay is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS and Watershed Boundary Dataset; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.