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Waipouli

Kauaʻi County, Hawaii, United States

Waipouli 5 photos

  • Wailua Beach, Kapaa - panoramio

    Wailua Beach, Kapaa - panoramio. Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Sunrise at Kapaa Beach Park, June 2004 - panoramio

    Sunrise at Kapaa Beach Park, June 2004 - panoramio. Kevin.Daniels, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Beach Tree Silhouette

    Beach Tree Silhouette. Jason Thibault from Montreal, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Nerita picea-dorsal

    Nerita picea-dorsal. peterwchen, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Nerita picea-operculum

    Nerita picea-operculum. peterwchen, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
7 am
6.4
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
9.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
Now
8.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C74°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
96 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
6.4Good7 am64
7.1Great8 am85
8.4Great9 am75
7.3Great10 am117
7.9Great11 am138
7.7Great12 pm138
7.3Great1 pm159
7.2Great2 pm159
7.0Great3 pm159
7.4Great4 pm138
9.0Excellent5 pm117
8.6ExcellentNow96
Fri
5.9Good7 am96
6.2Good8 am106
6.9Good9 am127
6.2Good10 am138
6.1Good11 am138
5.6Good12 pm159
6.1Good1 pm159
6.4Good2 pm138
6.5Good3 pm127
6.7Good4 pm128
6.9Good5 pm138
6.6Good6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 pm, 0.3 m. High at 1 am, 0.8 m. Low at 7 am, 0.5 m. High at 1 pm, 0.8 mLow 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ftHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 0.8 m3 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 7 pm, 0.3 m1 ft
  • 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

  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m530 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink21 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
430 m0.3 miHapaa Missionary Church
Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miWailua (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miLihue Airport (LIH)

Nearby places

  • Monico's Taqueria Bar & GrillMexican
    410 m0.3 mi
  • Saimin DojoJapanese
    430 m0.3 mi
  • Kenji Burger & BentoFood and drink
    490 m0.3 mi
  • McDonald'sBurger
    520 m0.3 mi
  • Oasis on the BeachFood and drink
    570 m0.4 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.

  • Fri6.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 8%
  • Sat5.6 GoodBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 63%
  • Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 33%
  • Wed3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 54%