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Punalau Beach

Maui County, Hawaii, United States

Punalau Beach 5 photos

  • Surfer Maui.

    Surfer Maui.. Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC0. Source

  • A trail to the Honolua Bay shoreline

    A trail to the Honolua Bay shoreline. Richard N Horne, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Hawaii Maui Honolua Bay

    Hawaii Maui Honolua Bay. dronepicr, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Hawaii Maui Honolua Bay

    Hawaii Maui Honolua Bay. Dronepicr, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Morinda Citrifolia (noni) on the island of Maui, August 18, 2025

    Morinda Citrifolia (noni) on the island of Maui, August 18, 2025. Richard N Horne, CC BY 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:56 pm
7 am
8.2
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Punalau Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C77°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
3824 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:56 pm
Today
9.2Excellent7 am128
9.1Excellent8 am149
7.9Great9 am149
5.8Good10 am159
5.1Fair11 am1610
6.6Good12 pm1710
5.1Fair1 pm1912
4.9Fair2 pm1811
5.6Good3 pm2012
6.8Good4 pm1912
7.2Great5 pm1811
Fri
8.2Great7 am148
7.6Great8 am1610
7.3Great9 am1912
6.7Good10 am2012
6.5Good11 am2013
6.4Good12 pm2113
5.8Good1 pm2113
5.8Good2 pm2113
5.8Good3 pm2113
6.2Good4 pm2012
6.2Good5 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 am, 0.8 m. Low at 7 am, 0.4 m. High at 12 pm, 0.8 mHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 0.8 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 6%
  • Sun8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 33%
  • Wed3.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 49%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m540 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
4.6 km2.8 miKapalua (village)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miKapalua-West Maui Airport (JHM)

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

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