Check the Beach

Waimahaihai

Maui County, Hawaii, United States

Waimahaihai 5 photos

  • Big Beach

    Big Beach. Dana Hutchinson, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Not a beginner

    Not a beginner. Kirt Edblom from Albany, Oregon, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Kihei coast

    Kihei coast. Michael Oswald, Public domain. Source

  • Kihei September Sunset

    Kihei September Sunset. Dana Hutchinson, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Shingle urchin

    Shingle urchin. Biobonnie, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 9 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:55 pm
7 am
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.8
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.0
20 km/h13 mph wind, Great
2 pm
6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C75°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
85 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
159 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
1%
Sunset
5:55 pm
Today
9.6Excellent7 am138
9.6Excellent8 am128
9.6Excellent9 am148
8.5Excellent10 am138
8.2Great11 am117
8.4Great12 pm106
8.6Excellent1 pm96
9.2Excellent2 pm96
9.2Excellent3 pm128
9.2Excellent4 pm117
8.7Excellent5 pm117
Fri
7.4Great7 am117
7.4Great8 am117
7.7Great9 am138
7.8Great10 am1510
7.8Great11 am1711
8.6Excellent12 pm1912
7.0Great1 pm2013
6.6Good2 pm2113
6.9Good3 pm2213
6.8Good4 pm2415
6.7Good5 pm2314
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 mHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 7 am, 0.4 m1 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

  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink28 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miKihei Public Library

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
400 m0.2 miS. Kihei Rd/Welakahao Rd (southbound)
Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miKihei (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miKahului Airport (OGG)

Nearby places

  • Shaka PizzaPizza
    350 m0.2 mi
  • Kihei Public LibraryRental
    360 m0.2 mi
  • South Maui Fish CompanyFood and drink
    370 m0.2 mi
  • Outrigger pizzaPizza
    370 m0.2 mi
  • Taco BellTex-mex
    470 m0.3 mi

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 Waimahaihai.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri8.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue5.7 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 57%
  • Wed3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 51%