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Poʻolau Beach

Maui County, Hawaii, United States

Poʻolau Beach 2 photos

  • Papohaku Beach Molokai Hawaii (Maui County) Photo by Pat McNally - panoramio

    Papohaku Beach Molokai Hawaii (Maui County) Photo by Pat McNally - panoramio. Patrick_McNally, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Palm Trees in West Molokai by Carole Grogloth - panoramio

    Palm Trees in West Molokai by Carole Grogloth - panoramio. Carole Grogloth Molo…, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:58 pm
7 am
7.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.2
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.2
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.8
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.7
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.2
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.3
28 km/h18 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
2213 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
4%
Sunset
5:58 pm
Today
9.2Excellent7 am1610
8.9Excellent8 am1912
8.5Excellent9 am1610
7.5Great10 am138
6.7Good11 am128
5.9Good12 pm85
4.8Fair1 pm95
4.1Fair2 pm117
3.9Poor3 pm1710
3.8Poor4 pm2113
4.0Fair5 pm2515
Fri
7.0Great7 am1811
7.0Great8 am2314
7.2Great9 am2515
8.1Great10 am2817
7.6Great11 am3019
6.2Good12 pm3119
7.8Great1 pm3119
6.7Good2 pm3220
7.3Great3 pm2918
6.2Good4 pm2817
7.3Great5 pm2818
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 m2 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 m2 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 40 m120 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
7.2 km4.5 miMaunaloa (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miMolokai Airport (MKK)

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 Poʻolau Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 10%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 17%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 75%
  • Wed3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 49%