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Lanikai Beach
4.8★ · 2,093 Google ratings · Kailua, Hawaii
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
Parking lot · 525 yd away · fills up
Walk
80 ft · under a minute
Water
82°F
Tide
2 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
0.7 miles of shoreline
Sand
150 yd from the water to the back
Map of Lanikai Beach
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 18 visitors · 2021–2026
Excellent snorkeling and turtle sightings
Clear water and nearby coral reefs frequently reward snorkelers with schools of fish and sea turtles.
Little shade reported
Visitors mention there is not much shade here.Mentioned by 11 visitors · 2021–2026
Arrive before 10am for parking
Street parking in this residential neighborhood fills quickly, with visitors reporting spots become nearly impossible to find by late morning.
Bring water, food, and sunscreen
The beach has no restrooms, showers, vendors, or food services, only occasional informal snack sales.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
79°F · overcast
Water
82°F
Waves
7.2 ft · 9 s apart
Wind
15 mph from the E
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 05:30 | Low tide | ↓ |
| 13:15 | High tide | ↑ |
| 19:53 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Sep 7, 6:23 AM.
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📍 Kailua, HI 96734
🅿 Parking 525 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 80 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Lanikai Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 525 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Lanikai Beach?
80 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 Lanikai Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
