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Kulanaokalai Beach

Maui County, Hawaii, United States

Kulanaokalai Beach 4 photos

  • Olowalu West Maui surf spot

    Olowalu West Maui surf spot. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Surfing on Maui, Hawaii

    Surfing on Maui, Hawaii. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • West Maui surf spot Olowalu

    West Maui surf spot Olowalu. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Maui surf spot Olowalu

    Maui surf spot Olowalu. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:56 pm
7 am
7.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.4
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
9.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C76°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
21 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
24%
Sunset
5:56 pm
Today
8.4Great7 am21
9.5Excellent8 am21
8.8Excellent9 am64
7.7Great10 am106
6.7Good11 am127
5.8Good12 pm106
4.4Fair1 pm106
6.0Good2 pm96
6.6Good3 pm85
5.6Good4 pm74
5.9Good5 pm32
Fri
7.9Great7 am32
8.1Great8 am53
8.4Great9 am74
8.4Great10 am64
8.4Great11 am63
9.1Excellent12 pm74
7.0Great1 pm106
7.4Great2 pm106
7.5Great3 pm106
7.3Great4 pm106
6.9Good5 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 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
7 km4.4 miLahaina (town)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miKapalua-West Maui Airport (JHM)

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

Nearby beaches

  • Awalua0.0 km0.0 mi north-west away
    8.5 Excellent tomorrow
  • Olowalu Beach2.7 km1.7 mi south-east away
    8.5 Excellent tomorrow
  • Kailiili3.9 km2.4 mi south-east away
    8.5 Excellent tomorrow
  • Waianukole4.1 km2.5 mi north-west away
    8.5 Excellent tomorrow
  • Puamana Beach Park4.5 km2.8 mi north-west away
    8.5 Excellent tomorrow

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Kulanaokalai Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 4%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 12%
  • Tue5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 55%
  • Wed3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 45%