Check the Beach

Puau

Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States

Puau 5 photos

  • Beaches of Oahu

    Beaches of Oahu. Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Beach Break Honolulu - panoramio

    Beach Break Honolulu - panoramio. harley photo, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Keawaula Beach

    Keawaula Beach. Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Waves

    Waves. InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • On the trail @ Yokohama Bay to Kaena Point, Oahu, Hawaii - panoramio

    On the trail @ Yokohama Bay to Kaena Point, Oahu, Hawaii - panoramio. Aaron Zhu, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:01 pm
7 am
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
9 am
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C76°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
117 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
6%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
9.1Excellent7 am63
9.6Excellent8 am96
9.6Excellent9 am117
9.5Excellent10 am128
9.0Excellent11 am149
8.4Great12 pm1710
8.0Great1 pm1811
6.8Good2 pm1711
6.4Good3 pm1610
7.5Great4 pm149
7.5Great5 pm117
8.5Excellent6 pm106
Fri
6.7Good7 am106
6.9Good8 am127
7.2Great9 am138
7.7Great10 am1610
7.6Great11 am1811
6.2Good12 pm1912
6.2Good1 pm1912
5.8Good2 pm1710
6.9Good3 pm159
7.8Great4 pm1610
7.3Great5 pm1711
7.2Great6 pm1610
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, 0.5 m. High at 1 pm, 0.7 mHigh 2 am, 0.8 m2 ftLow 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 2 am, 0.8 m2 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
9.3 km5.8 miMākaha Valley (village)
Nearest airport
6 km4 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 Puau.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 18%
  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 51%