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Makana Beach

Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States

Makana Beach 5 photos

  • Papaoneone Beach HI

    Papaoneone Beach HI. Mds08011, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Papaoneone Beach from Hawaiian Princess 4th floor - panoramio

    Papaoneone Beach from Hawaiian Princess 4th floor - panoramio. nick hoke, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Beach sand - panoramio

    Beach sand - panoramio. nick hoke, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Mākaha-Beach-Park

    Mākaha-Beach-Park. Nicolai Edgar Andersen, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Makaha beach, surf, sand, sky - panoramio

    Makaha beach, surf, sand, sky - panoramio. nick hoke, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 6:02 pm
7 am
6.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8 am
9.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
Now
8.4
4 km/h2 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
28°C82°F
Wind
42 km/hmph E
Gusts
128 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
14%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
6.6Good7 am53
9.6Excellent8 am85
9.6Excellent9 am85
9.5Excellent10 am85
8.9Excellent11 am106
7.3Great12 pm138
7.4Great1 pm149
7.4Great2 pm149
7.7Great3 pm96
7.6Great4 pm53
7.4Great5 pm85
8.4GreatNow42
Fri
6.6Good7 am64
6.9Good8 am74
7.2Great9 am85
8.3Great10 am106
7.6Great11 am128
6.9Good12 pm149
7.2Great1 pm138
6.4Good2 pm127
7.1Great3 pm106
8.3Great4 pm117
7.7Great5 pm149
7.1Great6 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 pm, 0.3 m. High at 1 am, 0.8 m. Low at 7 am, 0.5 m. High at 1 pm, 0.7 mLow 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.7 m2 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 40 m140 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m600 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
210 m690 ftFarrington Highway + Makaha Beach Park
Nearest town
1.2 km0.8 miMākaha (village)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miKawaihāpai Airfield (HDH)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Makana Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 18%
  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 51%