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Southern
Shores
Ala
Moana Beach Park
DIAMOND
HEAD BEACH PARK
Beach
Road, Waikiki
(Waikiki District)
Situated on the eastern edge of Waikiki. Swimming,
board surfing, diving, windsurfing. . One of the
most important windsurfing sites on Oahu.
HANAUMA
BAY STATE UNDERWATER PARK
7455
Kalanianaole Highway
(Hawaii Kai District)
Tel. (808) 396-4229
Free marine preserve located in a beautiful
horseshoe bay - home to hundreds of tropical fish.
Ideal snorkeling for novices. Picnicking; free
educational tours.
Sandy
Beach
Sandy
Beach is popular body-board and surf location.
Waikiki
Beach
Waikiki
Beach is probly the most famous and most visited
beach on Oahu, with millions of visitors each
years.
Kaena
Point Cove
It's
the most western beach on the Island
KO
OLINA LAGOONS
Ko Olina
Resort, Kapolei
(Leeward Oahu)
Oahu's most picturesque lagoons. Great snorkeling
and swimming. Shoreline walkway.
Ma'ili
Beach Park
 As
with most Westward beaches, Ma'ili is known for it
surfing during the winter surf season
MAKAHA
BEACH PARK
84-369
Farrington Highway, Makaha
(Leeward Oahu)
A mecca for board surfers. Site of international
competitions. Waves up to 25 feet in winter.
Swimming, snorkeling in summer only. Scuba divers
frequent the "Makaha Caves" - a
spectacular series of underwater arches and
caverns.
Nanakuli
Beach Park
Nanakuli
beach is one of the best scuba diving spots on
Oahu.
POKAI
BAY BEACH PARK
85-037
Waianae Valley Road, Waianae
(Leeward Oahu)
The safest swimming beach on the leeward coast.
Picnicking.
YOKOHAMA
BAY BEACH PARK
End of
Farrington Highway. Last sandy stretch of shore on
Northwestern Oahu
(Leeward Oahu)
Secluded, white sand beach. Board surfing spot for
experts only. Hike to Kaena Point, Oahu's
westernmost tip (2.7 miles/90 minutes one-way).
Note: You cannot drive around Kaena Point.
EHUKAI
BEACH PARK
59-337 Ke
Nui Road, Pupukea
(North Shore Oahu)
Best view of the famous "Banzai
Pipeline" - board surfers disappear inside
the wave and emerge seconds later.
Haleiwa
Beach Park
Home
of great surf during the winter months, and calm
surf during the rest of the year.
MOKULEIA
BEACH PARK
68-919
Kaena Point Road, Mokuleia
(North Shore Oahu)
 Deserted
windsurfing beach for experts. Picnicking,
camping. Hike to Kaena Point begins 2.9 miles
beyond the park (2.5 miles/2 hours one-way).
PUPUKEA
BEACH PARK
59-727
Kamehameha Highway, Pupukea
(North Shore Oahu)
Cove and tidal pools in a marine reserve - one of
the most beautiful sections of shoreline on Oahu.
Scuba and snorkeling at Shark's Cove during summer
months when seas are calm. Extremely dangerous in
winter.
SUNSET
BEACH PARK
59-104
Kamehameha Highway
(North Shore Oahu)
Famous site of professional board surfing
contests. Winter surf reaches heights of 20 feet.
Picnicking.
Turtle
Bay
Home
of the famous Turtle Bay Hilton Resort.
WAIMEA
BAY BEACH PARK
61-031
Kamehameha Highway, Waimea
(North Shore Oahu)
Heart of board surfers' paradise - 30 foot waves
not uncommon during winter months. Picnicking.
Swimming in summer only.
Bellows
Beach
Located
on Bellows Air Force Station (a military base), is
only open on the weekends.
KAHANA
BAY STATE RECREATION AREA
55-222
Kamehameha Highway, Kahana
(Windward Oahu)
Tel. (808) 237-7766
Swimming all year in a crescent shaped bay. Great
for beachcombing; view of Huilua Fishpond.
KAILUA
BEACH PARK
526
Kawailoa Road, Kailua
(Windward Oahu)
"The" windsurfing site on Oahu - white
sand beach with good swimming and gentle surf all
year. Picnicking.
KUALOA
REGIONAL PARK
49-479
Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe
(Windward Oahu)
Spectacular view of Koolau Mountains and Mokolii
Island (nicknamed "Chinaman's Hat" for
its cone shape). Picnicking. The park is listed in
the National Register of Historical Places because
of its great importance in the life of the native
Hawaiian people.
Lanikai
Beach
Located
just South of Kailua Beach, this strip of narrow
beach offers the most spectacular sunrise anywhere
on the Island of Oahu
Makapu’u
Beach Park
Located
across from the entrance of Sea Life Park.
MALAEKAHANA
STATE RECREATION AREA
Kamehameha
Highway, Kahuku
(Windward Oahu)
Superb, wooded park and white sand beach. Camping,
beach cabins, picnicking. Moku Auia (Goat Island)
offshore contains an Eden-like beach (reachable by
wading at low tide when the sea is calm) and a
state bird sanctuary (off limits to public). Note:
Wading to Moku Auia can be dangerous (strong
currents exist when the tides change or the surf
is high; ocean floor has sharp coral - be sure to
protect your feet.)
POUNDERS
BEACH
Kamehameha
Highway, Laie
(Windward Oahu)
One of the most popular bodysurfing beaches on
Oahu. Picnicking.
WAIMANALO
BAY RECREATION AREA
41-043
Aloiloi Street, Waimanalo
(Windward Oahu)
Beautiful, secluded, white sand beach at the edge
of an ironwood forest. Safe swimming and great
boogie boarding and body surfing. Camping,
picnicking.
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