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Windward Oahu Guide

Lanikai
Beach

Heaven on Earth

Everything for a morning on Oahu's most coveted stretch of sand. No crowds before 9 AM, water the color of a swimming pool and the Mokulua Islands floating offshore.

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 & Access

Street parking & beach access

Sunrise & Sunset

Dawn colors & Mokulua light

Dining

Kailua eats, shave ice & poke

Things to Do

Kayak to the Mokulua Islands

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Lanikai Beach

Fine white sand · calm swim water

Postcard Hawaii

Mokulua North Island

Sea-bird sanctuary · sea cave

Kayak 20 min out

Kailua Beach

Wider strand · park facilities

10 min walk north

Alala Point

South tip · channel views

Rocky, dramatic

Pillbox Ridge Trail

Hilltop view above Lanikai

30 min morning hike

Ka'iwa Ridge

WWII bunkers · sunrise overlook

Popular dawn hike

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

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

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Kailua Beach

10 min walk

Watersports, park and Kailua town

Pillbox Hike

5 min drive

WWII bunker sunrise views

Kaneohe Bay

15 min drive

Reef sandbar and glass-bottom boats

Waikiki

35 min drive

Resorts, dining and Diamond Head hike

see you on the sand

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

Rough water today. No weather alert for Lanikai Beach, but the forecast has waves to 5 ft. Fine for a walk, not for a swim. Right now at Lanikai, the water is 79°F, surf is running 5–6 ft and the air is 77°F but feels like 80°F. Wind is 10 mph from the ENE and the UV index peaks at 5 (moderate) today. Today’s tides: High 7:59 AM. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.