Lawai Beach
Hawaii · United States
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An open N-facing sand beach on the North Pacific Ocean near Hawaii, Lawai Beach works on NW–NE groundswell; SE–SW winds offshore, with conditions most reliable year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~27.1°C (80.8°F) on average
Jan
24.6°C
76.3°F · 23.2–25.6°C
Feb
24.2°C
75.6°F · 23.2–25.5°C
Mar
24.1°C
75.4°F · 23.2–25.3°C
Apr
24.6°C
76.3°F · 23.4–25.5°C
May
25.5°C
77.9°F · 24.5–27.4°C
Jun
25.9°C
78.6°F · 25–27°C
Jul
26.3°C
79.3°F · 24.9–27.7°C
Aug
26.6°C
79.9°F · 25.4–28.6°C
Sep
27.1°C
80.8°F · 25.6–28.7°C
Oct
26.7°C
80.1°F · 25.5–28.2°C
Nov
26.2°C
79.2°F · 24.6–27.8°C
Dec
25.3°C
77.5°F · 23.7–27.1°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
NW–NE
Best wind
SE–SW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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