Check the Beach

Olowalu Beach

Maui County, Hawaii, United States

Olowalu Beach 5 photos

  • Laying down on the job (^172 explore 07-16-2021) - Flickr - Kirt Edblom

    Laying down on the job (^172 explore 07-16-2021) - Flickr - Kirt Edblom. Kirt Edblom from Kihei, Hi, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Happy Place

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

  • West Maui Mountains (^376 explore 06-30-2021) - Flickr - Kirt Edblom

    West Maui Mountains (^376 explore 06-30-2021) - Flickr - Kirt Edblom. Kirt Edblom from Kihei, Hi, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Sea Turtles

    Sea Turtles. Shawn from Airdrie, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Amazing Reefs (^453 explore 08-25-2021) - Flickr - Kirt Edblom

    Amazing Reefs (^453 explore 08-25-2021) - Flickr - Kirt Edblom. Kirt Edblom from Kihei, Hi, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 11 am, sunset 5:56 pm
7 am
7.4
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.8
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
9.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
7.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C75°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
43 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:56 pm
Today
7.4Great7 am63
7.8Great8 am75
9.0Excellent9 am85
9.0Excellent10 am85
7.3Great11 am74
7.7Great12 pm85
7.5Great1 pm127
8.6Excellent2 pm117
8.5Excellent3 pm117
7.8Great4 pm138
7.3Great5 pm149
Sat
6.7Good7 am117
7.1Great8 am106
7.5Great9 am117
7.4Great10 am106
7.3Great11 am106
7.5Great12 pm117
7.1Great1 pm127
6.6Good2 pm138
6.5Good3 pm1610
6.4Good4 pm1711
6.3Good5 pm1912
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 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • 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
9.7 km6 miLahaina (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miKapalua-West Maui Airport (JHM)

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 Olowalu 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.

  • Sat7.5 GreatBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 8%
  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 49%