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Mōkapu Beach

Maui County, Hawaii, United States

Today’s timelapse
Kihei: Wailea Beach

Mōkapu Beach 8 photos

  • Elua Beach, Maui, Sunset - panoramio

    Elua Beach, Maui, Sunset - panoramio. nick hoke, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Elua Beach Sunset, Maui - panoramio

    Elua Beach Sunset, Maui - panoramio. nick hoke, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Maui, Elua beach - panoramio

    Maui, Elua beach - panoramio. nick hoke, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Mokapu beach

    Mokapu beach. sterferg, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Incoming wave at Elua beach - panoramio

    Incoming wave at Elua beach - panoramio. nick hoke, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Contemplating

    Contemplating. Kirt Edblom from Albany, Oregon, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Firey cabana

    Firey cabana. scott1346 from Mechanicsville, MD, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Echinometra oblonga 171527306

    Echinometra oblonga 171527306. Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0. Source

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Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:55 pm
7 am
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.7
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C74°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
75 km/hmph N
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
2%
Sunset
5:55 pm
Today
9.4Excellent7 am106
9.3Excellent8 am106
8.5Excellent9 am96
7.9Great10 am106
8.4Great11 am106
8.2Great12 pm106
7.9Great1 pm95
7.8Great2 pm106
8.2Great3 pm106
7.6Great4 pm74
7.4Great5 pm53
Fri
7.2Great7 am106
7.2Great8 am106
7.7Great9 am148
7.7Great10 am1610
7.0Great11 am1610
7.4Great12 pm1811
6.9Good1 pm2012
6.5Good2 pm2113
6.6Good3 pm2113
6.7Good4 pm2314
6.9Good5 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 2 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 2 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • High 2 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

  • Restrooms220 m720 ft away
  • Showers220 m710 ft away
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking23 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m740 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink13 within 1 km0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
610 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
890 m0.6 miWailea (town)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miKahului Airport (OGG)

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.

  • Fri7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 51%