Check the Beach

Waikalae

Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States

Waikalae 5 photos

  • Evening Session

    Evening Session. Terry Lucas, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Hawaii North Shore Sunset

    Hawaii North Shore Sunset. Jtamaye, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Golden Sunset Glow

    Golden Sunset Glow. Terry Lucas, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Sun Rising Over Oahu

    Sun Rising Over Oahu. Terry Lucas, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Pacific Glow

    Pacific Glow. Terry Lucas, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 4 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:00 pm
7 am
5.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C76°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
159 km/hmph E
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
14%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
8.8Excellent7 am127
8.8Excellent8 am127
8.8Excellent9 am128
9.0Excellent10 am128
8.5Excellent11 am128
6.6Good12 pm138
7.2Great1 pm159
6.5Good2 pm1711
7.4Great3 pm1610
8.0Great4 pm1610
7.9Great5 pm1610
8.2Great6 pm1610
Fri
5.9Good7 am138
5.6Good8 am159
5.6Good9 am1610
5.2Fair10 am1711
5.5Good11 am1811
6.2Good12 pm1711
6.3Good1 pm1811
6.4Good2 pm1811
7.1Great3 pm1610
8.2Great4 pm159
7.1Great5 pm159
6.6Good6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 am, 0.7 m. Low at 6 am, 0.5 m. High at 12 pm, 0.7 mHigh 1 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 6 am, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 12 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 1 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 6 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • High 12 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m470 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 90 m280 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
250 m820 ftTurtle Bay Resort
Nearest town
5 km3.1 miWaiale‘e (village)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miKawaihāpai Airfield (HDH)

Nearby places

  • Roy’s Beach HouseFood and drink
    90 m280 ft
  • Lei Lei's Bar and GrillFood and drink
    420 m0.3 mi

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.

  • Fri8.2 GreatBest 4 pm to 5 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 25%
  • Sat6.8 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 10%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue5.6 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 25%
  • Wed2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 57%