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Shipwreck Beach

Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States

Shipwreck Beach 1 photo

  • 1 30 Shipwreck Beach 2018-01-30 042-LR

    1 30 Shipwreck Beach 2018-01-30 042-LR. James Abbott from New Westminster, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:06 pm
7 am
6.8
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
12 pm
4.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C77°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
11%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
8.2Great7 am128
8.8Excellent8 am127
8.7Excellent9 am149
8.4Great10 am1711
8.0Great11 am1811
7.0Great12 pm1912
6.0Good1 pm2113
5.2Fair2 pm2515
5.3Fair3 pm2314
5.8Good4 pm2213
6.4Good5 pm2113
7.2Great6 pm1811
Fri
6.8Good7 am128
6.7Good8 am149
6.1Good9 am1811
5.7Good10 am2314
5.6Good11 am2214
4.8Fair12 pm2415
4.7Fair1 pm2415
4.7Fair2 pm2415
5.2Fair3 pm2314
5.7Good4 pm2214
6.4Good5 pm2314
6.0Good6 pm2113
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, 0.5 m. High at 1 pm, 0.8 mHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • High 1 pm, 0.8 m3 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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms130 m420 ft away
  • Drinking water230 m770 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m460 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 150 m490 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
870 m0.5 mi
Nearest town
1.7 km1 miPoʻipū (village)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miLihue Airport (LIH)

Nearby places

  • TidepoolsSeafood
    150 m490 ft
  • Hale NaluFood and drink
    160 m530 ft
  • Seaview TerraceAsian
    200 m640 ft
  • Stevenson's LibrarySushi
    200 m660 ft
  • Captain's BarAmerican
    200 m670 ft

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.

  • Fri6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 39%
  • Sat6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 91%
  • Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 69%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 68%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 78%
  • Wed4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 60%