Hoai Bay / Lawai Beach
Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States
Today at a glance
Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm8.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5.2
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
5.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
5.8
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
7.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 25°C78°F
- Water
- 27°C80°F
- Wind
- 1811 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 2817 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.4 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 26%
- Sunset
- 6:06 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
- High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
- Low 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
- High 1 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
- Restrooms190 m630 ft away
- Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m320 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 180 m600 ft
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 2.5 km1.6 miPoʻipū (village)
- Nearest airport
- 13 km8 miPort Allen Airport (PAK)
Nearby places
- Riptides Shaved IceFood and drink180 m600 ft
- Beach HouseRegional250 m820 ft
- Merriman's Fish HouseRegional850 m0.5 mi
- Leong's Market and GrillHawaiian850 m0.5 mi
- Eating House 1849Regional860 m0.5 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Beach House Beach0.1 km0.1 mi west away7.2 Great
- Lawai Beach0.2 km0.1 mi east away7.2 Great
- Hoai Beach0.4 km0.3 mi east away7.2 Great
- Baby Beach0.6 km0.4 mi east away7.2 Great
- Waterhouse Beach0.7 km0.4 mi east away7.2 Great
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 39%
- Sat6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 91%
- Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 69%
- Mon6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 68%
- Tue5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 78%
- Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 60%