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Windward Oahu Guide

Kailua
Beach

Aloha

Everything for a perfect day on Oahu's most beautiful windward bay — crystal-clear turquoise water, steady trade winds and the twin Mokulua Islands on the horizon.

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

Beach park lots & street spots

Bay Sunset

Sunset countdown & live cam

Dining

Shave ice, plate lunch & acai

Things to Do

Kayaks, kite surf & Mokulua paddle

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Kailua Beach

Wide white sand · turquoise water

Main beach · park facilities

Kalama Beach Park

Less crowded · windsurfer launch

North end · free lot

Lanikai Beach

Postcard-perfect · Mokulua views

10 min walk south

Flat Island

Kayak destination · bird sanctuary

Paddle offshore

Alala Point

Surf break · bodyboarders

South end of the bay

Kaelepulu Stream

Paddleboard put-in · calm water

Stream mouth near park

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Lanikai Beach

10 min walk

One of Hawaii's most photographed beaches

Pillbox Hike

20 min drive

WWII bunker ridge with views over Lanikai

Kaneohe Bay

15 min north

Snorkel reef, sandbar and glass-bottom boats

Waikiki

35 min south

Resorts, catamarans and Diamond Head

see you on the sand

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

Rough water today. No weather alert for Kailua Beach, but the forecast has waves to 6 ft. Fine for a walk, not for a swim. Right now at Kailua, the water is 79°F, surf is running 5–6 ft and the air is 79°F but feels like 84°F. Wind is 12 mph from the ENE and the UV index peaks at 4 (moderate) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 35 minutes right now. Today’s tides: High 6:39 AM, Low 11:01 PM. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.