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Maui West Shore Guide

Ka'anapali
Beach

Maui No Ka 'Oi

Everything for a day on Maui's most iconic beach. Three miles of white sand, the famous Black Rock cliff diving at sunset and a backdrop of Lanai and Molokini across the channel.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Resort, public & Whalers Village

Black Rock Sunset

Cliff dive ceremony & sunset cam

Dining

Luau, fresh fish & oceanfront mai tais

Things to Do

Molokini snorkel & sunset sails

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Black Rock (Pu'u Keka'a)

Iconic cliff dive · best snorkel on the beach

Sheraton end

Ka'anapali Beach

3-mile white sand crescent · gentle waves

Resort row

Dig Me Beach

People-watching · center of the action

Whalers Village

North Ka'anapali

Quieter end · fewer resorts

Mahana Rd

Kahekili Beach Park

Public park · free parking · less crowded

North end (free)

Kapalua Bay

Protected cove · excellent snorkel

15 min north

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Lahaina Town

10 min south

Historic whaling town, restaurants and shops

Kapalua Bay

15 min north

Protected snorkel cove and luxury resort

Molokini Crater

45 min boat

Submerged volcanic crater, world-class snorkel

Haleakala

2 hrs east

10,000-ft volcano summit, sunrise above the clouds

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Ka'anapali Beach. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Rough water today. No weather alert for Ka'anapali Beach, but the forecast has waves to 4 ft. Fine for a walk, not for a swim. Right now at Ka'anapali, the water is 81°F, surf is running 3–4 ft and the air is 78°F but feels like 85°F. Wind is 5 mph from the NE and the UV index peaks at 7 (high) today. Today’s tides: High 6:08 AM, Low 10:44 PM. Dogs are allowed right now, on a leash.