North Shore Oahu Beaches including
beach description and facilities
Oahu's North Shore is known as the world's surfing capital. Its beaches are famous for their huge winter waves, averaging 25-30 feet, but capable of reaching 50 feet and inflicting serious injury and death upon humans. North Shore surf is not for casual surfers or swimmers. Summer months tend to be calmer for snorkeling and swimming. However, calm seas can be deceiving. You must be careful if you are going to enter the water here. Respect the ocean's power while in Hawaii! If you are not an expert swimmer, you may just want to enjoy watching the awesome surfing that takes place on the North Shore.
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Alii Beach Park (also known as Haleiwa Beach)
● Lifeguards
● Restrooms, Showers
● Community Facility
● Parking
● Swimming, Fishing, Surfing, Body Boarding
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Gorgeous views of sunrise and sunset. Large grassy area where festivals
and carnivals are common.
Large waves in winter months, popular
surfing beach.
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Protected cove located next to Turtle Bay Resort. Great swimming and
snorkeling. Stay close to shore
during high surf as there is a strong rip
current leading into open ocean.
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Chun's Reef
● NO Lifeguard
● NO Facilities / Amenities
● Swimming
● Fishing, Surfing, Snorkeling
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Large, powerful waves in winter months. Great site for experienced
surfers. Great snorkeling and
swimming in summer months. Sea turtles
often seen near shore. Do not enter water when large
swells are present.
Observe all warnings.
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Ehukai Beach Park
● Lifeguard
● Restrooms, Showers
● Picnic
● Parking
● Camping
● Fishing, Body Surfing, Body Boarding, Surfing
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Home of the Bonzai Pipeline. Pounding surf with winter waves that reach
up to 25 feet plus! Swimming is good over the sandbar in spring and
summer. Watch for stinging Limu (seaweed) from June to
September.
Obey all posted warnings! Consult with lifeguards for swimming
conditions.
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Haleiwa Beach Park
(also known as Alii Beach Park)
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Gorgeous views of sunrise and sunset. Large grassy area where festivals
and carnivals are common.
Large waves in winter months, popular surfing
beach.
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KeWaena Beach Park
● NO Lifeguard
● NO Facilities / Amenities
● Parking
● Swimming, Snorkeling
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Relatively undeveloped beach. Large and dangerous waves during the
winter. Nice beach for swimming and snorkeling when it's calmer in
summer months. Overlooks the famous surf site "Off-
the-Wall", also
known as "Kodak Reef", to the North and to the South, the equally
dangerous "Log Cabins" surf site.
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Laniakea Beach
● NO Lifeguard
● NO Facilities / Amenities
● Parking
● Swimming, Fishing, Surfing
● Turtles!
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The best place in the world to see marine turtles up close. Hawaiian green
turtles crawl ashore almost
daily. PLEASE Do not handle or touch the
sea turtles.While snorkeling or swimming, give
the turtles 10
feet of space.
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One of the better surf spots in Hawaii. Six miles of white sand, 150 feet
wide. Dangerous rip currents
and swells during winter months. Observe
all posted warnings.
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PupukeaBeach Park
● NO Lifeguard
● Restrooms, Showers
● Picnic
● Parking
● Swimming, Fishing, Snorkeling, Surfing, Body Boarding, Scuba Diving
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A marine life conservation area, beachcomber's dream, tide pools,
strange lava formations and
blowholes. Two small beaches located at the
ends of the park; Three Tables and Shark's Cove. Both
great snorkel and
dive sites, mainly in the summer months during low surf. Dangerous surf
during the
winter so snorkeling, swimming and diving not recommended.
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Home to international surf competitions during the winter months with 20
foot waves. Large swells in
summer also. When calm, great place for
swimming and snorkeling. Be very careful of the Sunset
Rip; ask the
lifeguards about this. Watch out for stinging limu (seaweed) June to
September. Obey all
posted warnings!
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Turtle Bay / Kawela Bay
● NO Lifeguard
● NO Facilities / Amenities
● Parking
● Swimming, Fishing, Surfing, Snorkeling
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Sandy, secluded beach surrounded by ironwood trees and palms. Great
swimming, diving, snorkeling.
One of the calmest beaches in the North
Shore area. Lots of natural beauty!
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Large, sandy beach area. Calm in summer months but waves can reach
30 feet in winter months!
Some of the most incredible, largest, and most
dangerous surf in the world. Strong riptide at the
center of the bay. Heed
all posted warnings!
TheBus is a great way to get to Oahu's beaches.
Call 808-848-5555, 808-852-6080 (TTY),
or visit their website for schedules and information.
Call The National Weather Service 808-877-5111 for Weather & 808-877-3477 for Marine Forecast.
