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Honokohau Beach
4.6★ · 81 Google ratings · Kaiminani, Hawaii
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
350 yd away
Walk
275 yd · 3 min
Restrooms
Yes · 330 ft away
Water
84°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
2 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
575 yd of shoreline
Sand
125 yd from the water to the back
Map of Honokohau Beach
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1Restrooms330 ft from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Bring a zoom camera or telephoto lens
Photographers can capture turtles from the required distance and spot rare Hawaiian monk seals with good optics.
Come to view turtles, not to swim
The beach excels at turtle viewing with shallow, calm water.
Park at Honokohau Harbour, not the National Historical Park
The harbour lot is large and free, with a short two-minute walk to the beach via a marked hut.
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2017–2026
Some shade is available
Visitors mention trees, cliffs or umbrellas to get out of the sun.Mentioned by 3 visitors · 2017–2026
Wear water shoes for rocky entry
The beach has extensive lava rocks and sea urchins in shallow water that make barefoot wading painful.
Keep 20 feet from all sea turtles
Visitors can face 100 dollar fines for approaching turtles, and they are protected animals nesting and feeding here.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
81°F · overcast
Water
84°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
4.9 ft · 11 s apart
Wind
3 mph from the SSW
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 00:38 | High tide | ↑ |
| 06:27 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 13:52 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:34 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 7, 6:43 AM.
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📍 Kaiminani, HI 96740
🅿 Parking 350 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 275 yd away, about 3 min walk
🚽 Restrooms 330 ft away
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Questions
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Where do you park at Honokohau Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 350 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Honokohau Beach?
60 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Honokohau Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 330 ft from the listing.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
