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Kawaʻaloa Beach

Maui County, Hawaii, United States

Kawaʻaloa Beach 4 photos

  • White Sand Kepuhi Beach, West End, Molokai, Hawaii - panoramio (4)

    White Sand Kepuhi Beach, West End, Molokai, Hawaii - panoramio (4). Rose_Braverman, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • White Sand Kepuhi Beach, West End, Molokai, Hawaii - panoramio (6)

    White Sand Kepuhi Beach, West End, Molokai, Hawaii - panoramio (6). Rose_Braverman, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Papohaku Beach Park, Maunaloa - panoramio

    Papohaku Beach Park, Maunaloa - panoramio. Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Papohaku Beach on western Molokai Hawaii (Maui County) Photo by Pat McNally - panoramio

    Papohaku Beach on western Molokai Hawaii (Maui County) Photo by Pat McNally - panoramio. Patrick_McNally, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 5:57 pm
7 am
7.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.2
28 km/h18 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C78°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
3019 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
4%
Sunset
5:57 pm
Today
9.7Excellent7 am138
9.4Excellent8 am1710
8.1Great9 am1610
7.1Great10 am1711
5.8Good11 am1911
5.4Fair12 pm2012
4.2Fair1 pm2012
3.2Poor2 pm1911
3.2Poor3 pm1912
4.0Fair4 pm2013
5.0Fair5 pm2113
Fri
7.5Great7 am149
6.9Good8 am1912
7.3Great9 am2314
7.2Great10 am2616
7.6Great11 am2717
6.3Good12 pm2817
7.2Great1 pm2818
6.8Good2 pm2717
7.3Great3 pm2616
7.8Great4 pm2515
7.7Great5 pm2515
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 7 am, 0.4 m. High at 1 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 7 pm, 0.3 mHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
9.3 km5.8 miMaunaloa (village)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miMolokai Airport (MKK)

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.

  • Fri7.8 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 10%
  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 17%
  • Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 75%
  • Wed3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 49%