Check the Beach

Kanaha Beach

Maui County, Hawaii, United States

Kanaha Beach 2 photos

  • With a little bit of help from the wind she is headed to the water to do a bit of "surfing". Taken on a windy day at Kanaha Beach park in North Maui.

    With a little bit of help from the wind she is headed to the water to do a bit of "surfing". Taken on a windy day at Kanaha Beach park in North Maui.. Kirt Edblom from Kihei, Hi, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Looking so very relaxed on his board. It was a windy enough day throughout the island that I could not fly my drone, so I thought "what the heck, lets embrace the wind" and go to Kanaha beach and get

    Looking so very relaxed on his board. It was a windy enough day throughout the island that I could not fly my drone, so I thought "what the heck, lets embrace the wind" and go to Kanaha beach and get . Kirt Edblom from Albany, Oregon, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:55 pm
7 am
7.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.1
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.3
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C76°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
117 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
40%
Sunset
5:55 pm
Today
9.2Excellent7 am21
9.7Excellent8 am64
9.3Excellent9 am117
8.2Great10 am128
7.3Great11 am149
6.5Good12 pm159
6.0Good1 pm1610
5.8Good2 pm1710
6.0Good3 pm1610
6.0Good4 pm1610
6.3Good5 pm149
Fri
7.4Great7 am64
8.1Great8 am11
8.3Great9 am117
7.3Great10 am1510
7.7Great11 am1610
7.3Great12 pm159
6.3Good1 pm149
6.6Good2 pm148
6.3Good3 pm138
6.0Good4 pm127
5.9Good5 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 am, 0.8 m. Low at 6 am, 0.4 m. High at 12 pm, 0.8 mHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 6 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 12 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

  • LifeguardStation 320 m0.2 mi awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms380 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers320 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m310 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 940 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
800 m0.5 miKahului Airport Maui Bus stop #3
Nearest town
3.3 km2 miKahului (town)
Nearest airport
1 km1 miKahului Airport (OGG)

Nearby places

  • California Pizza KitchenPizza
    940 m0.6 mi
  • Island BrewsPizza
    980 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Fri8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 37%
  • Sat5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 75%
  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 84%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 40%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 86%
  • Wed3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 3 km/h2 mph, rain 73%