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Lumahai Beach

Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States

Lumahai Beach 4 photos

  • Lumahai Beach

    Lumahai Beach. Syced, CC0. Source

  • 2013-365-127 Frame This Beach

    2013-365-127 Frame This Beach. cogdogblog, CC0. Source

  • Hanalei, Kauai, Hawaii - panoramio (9)

    Hanalei, Kauai, Hawaii - panoramio (9). Michelle Maria, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Hanalei, Kauai, Hawaii - panoramio (17)

    Hanalei, Kauai, Hawaii - panoramio (17). Michelle Maria, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
7 am
6.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.4
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C74°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
138 km/hmph E
Gusts
3623 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
12%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
7.5Great7 am74
8.6Excellent8 am85
9.1Excellent9 am95
8.6Excellent10 am117
8.4Great11 am148
8.4Great12 pm1610
8.4Great1 pm1711
8.4Great2 pm1811
8.3Great3 pm1710
8.2Great4 pm159
9.0Excellent5 pm138
8.9Excellent6 pm127
Fri
6.4Good7 am74
6.8Good8 am74
6.6Good9 am117
6.0Good10 am138
5.8Good11 am138
5.4Fair12 pm1610
5.7Good1 pm1610
6.0Good2 pm1610
6.4Good3 pm159
6.5Good4 pm138
7.2Great5 pm138
6.5Good6 pm127
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, 0.5 m. High at 12 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 7 pm, 0.3 mHigh 1 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m2 ft
  • Low 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • High 12 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 7 pm, 0.3 m1 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.

About Lumahai Beach

From Wikipedia

Lumahaʻi Beach is a beach on the north shore of Kauai, Hawaii. Situated at the mouth of Lumahaʻi River, is accessed along Hawaii Route 560 near Wainiha, between Hanalei and Haʻena State Park.

Source: Lumahaʻi Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m370 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
3.5 km2.2 miHanalei (town)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miPrinceville Airport (HPV)

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.

  • Fri7.2 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 25%
  • Sat4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 79%
  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 13%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 30%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 40%
  • Wed3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 51%