Waimanalo Beach Park

Waimanalo Beach Park, Oahu

What do you call 3 miles of sloping white sand, hundreds of towering ironwood trees and a boundless turquoise sea? For visitors, this is paradise. But for the locals of windward Oahu it is Waimanalo Beach (view panorama)×. Located about a 45-minute drive from famous Waikiki Beach, Waimanalo is the kind of place that makes you blink to make sure you're not dreaming. The main attraction here is the ocean, which looks azure blue even on a cloudy day.

At around 3 miles (4.8 km) long, Waimanalo Bay is lined by the longest uninterrupted white-sand beach on Oahu. It's the perfect place for the ultimate beach stroll. Much of Waimanalo Beach (view panorama) × is backed by ironwood trees, which provide plenty of shade.

There are two main access points to the beach (two beach parks), one near the southern end of the beach and one near the northern end. The southern one is called Waimanalo Beach Park, located across from Nakini Street. This beach park has showers, restrooms, a pavilion, picnic tables and a lifeguard tower. The northern access (between Aloiloi Street and Tinker Road) leads through an ironwood forest to the Waimanalo Bay State Recreation Area. It has the same facilities and a lifeguard tower, plus a camping area where camping is allowed with a permit (more info on how to get a permit).

Since Waimanalo Beach is located on Windward Oahu, it faces the prevailing northeasterly trade winds, which can be quite breezy. If you plan a picnic here in the winter months (November to March), you may want to bring a light jacket as it can get a bit chilly, especially if it's windy.

Waimanalo Beach is known for being a good bodyboarding beach since the waves are not too high and break close to shore. Occasionally the shorebreak is very powerful here, so be cautious when entering the ocean and stick to the areas where the lifeguards are located.

Did you know that Waimanalo Beach was the filming location for Magnum P.I. and Baywatch Hawaii? And even famous author James Michener wrote his novel Hawaii in Waimanalo. Also, Waimanalo Beach is a favorite place for couples who just got married to have their pictures taken.

Waimanalo Beach is a silent refuge on most weekdays when you can have a good stretch of the beach to yourself. But on weekends, the grills and picnic tables get a serious workout. Locals gather for all-day barbecues and visitors come to sunbathe, swim and have fun.

• Over 3 miles of soft white sand on Oahu’s longest continuous beach
• Excellent for long beach walks and peaceful scenery
• Ironwood tree shade along most of the shoreline
• Great bodyboarding conditions with shorebreak waves
• Filming location for Magnum P.I. and Baywatch Hawaii

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Reviews and Comments:   Sorry but we are going HI each year since 5 years now and until this year it was also paradise for us, but this year (feb1st to march 25) we try 4 times a week and each time there was a DOG running around us and others directly on the beach, and one time this same dog (look like pitbull) run direct on me I had to protect myself with my beach chair 😡. And this same dog disturb a lot of people. And a lot of people living outside (sdf) why is Hawaii doesn't have more security ??? bridget, Mon Jun 20, 2016   My absolute favorite beach on Oahu, loved to come back! Tita Kaila, Wed Jan 13, 2016   Got married there. Loved it so much we took our kids back to show them and they both say it is their favorite place in the world and one of the best memories of our trip they have. Katherine Wallace, Sat Jul 25, 2015   We got married there. Love it! Cecilia Workman, Wed Apr 22, 2015   whenever we get to Oahu we go to Waimanalo beach it is the most perfect beach on the island very clean, perfect sand, beautiful blue calm water and not crowded we love it roberta nizzico, Tue Apr 21, 2015   My favorite beach on Oahu! Lea, Mon Dec 16, 2013   Having visited Oahu over 10 times in the past 30 years, I dare to say I know the island's beaches and Waimanalo Beach is truly my favorite. The water is so azure blue, even on a cloudy day. The views from here are amazing and the park has many trees along the beach and is far from the road, so you don't hear the traffic noise. Ben, Fri Feb 24, 2012   Waimanalo Beach is amazing. The water is so clear and the color of the ocean is azur blue. I enjoyed my ocean swim here. However, when I was waiting for the bus back to Waikiki, I sat down in the grass in the park next to the beach. I saw some small red-orange ants and a moment later, I noticed that I got bitten. It didn't hurt much at first, but later the area on my leg where the ants bit me got swollen and it was still hurting the next few days. So watch out for these ants if you decide to picnic in the grassy area of Waimanalo Beach Park. Sophie, Jan 11, 2011   I have great memories from Waimanalo Beach. I wish I was back there. Tim, Sept 25, 2010

Location:

41 Kalanianaole Hwy, Waimanalo, HI 96795

• Restrooms
• Showers
• Picnic tables
• Pavilion
• Lifeguards

• Swimming
• Bodyboarding
• Surfing
• Fishing

Popular Oahu beach

View to southern end of Waimanalo

View to Makapu'u Lighthouse

View to one of the Mokulua Islands

People relaxing on the beach

View to Rabbit Island

Waimanalo Park

Fishermen trying their luck

Perfect beach for long beach walks

Beachfront swing

Tropical blue

Windward Oahu

Picturesque scenery

Scenic Oahu shoreline

Waimanalo Beach Park

Walkway to the beach

Ironwood trees