A hidden jewel in East Oahu with perfect sand.
Hawaii's most iconic beach offers a plethora of fun.
Just around the corner from the Banzai Pipeline.
Oahu has many impressive beaches. Waikiki beach is the most popular in Hawaii with great swimming and fun tourist activities including surfing and outrigger canoeing. Situated on the eastern coast are three of Hawaii's best beaches – Lanikai beach, Kailua Beach Park, and Waimanalo Beach Park. Oahu’s north shore has miles of nice beaches and is the location of many famous surf breaks. The northwest side also features good beaches but are not as popular among tourists.
South Oahu
Good swimmnig and surfing in deeper water around the magic island section of the park.
North Oahu
Wide with lots of sand offering good swimming in the summer.
The beaches of goat island are accessible during calm sees by wading across the channel.
Hawaii's most famous snorkeling destination and of the the few snorkeling options on Oahu.
A fun beach with good swimming
Cloudy water due to runoff from a nearby stream, but features a nice strech of sand
East Oahu
The mid section of one of Hawaii's finest beaches.
One of Hawaii's best beaches, offering swimming, windsurfing, kite-boarding, kayaking and boogie boarding.
A good alternative to the busy sections of Waikiki beach offering lots of shade in the park.
Very picturesque and quiet (uncrowded) with calm waters most of the year.
West Oahu
One of 4 man made beaches in the Ko Olina Resort area offering protected swimmnig
Good swimming at this pretty beach. Rarely crowded on weekdays
Reef protected swimming but poor snorkeling due to cloudy water.
A popular surfing and windsurfing spot, rocks make it less suitable for swimming.
A powerful beach break makes for good body surfing for experienced swimmers.
One of Hawaii's most picturesque beaches with fine white sand and excellent swimmnig year round.
A long beach, uncrowded during weekdays, with large lawns backing the beach.
Good swimming and boogie boarding during the summer months.
A betufiul beach with good swimming when the ocean is calm. Surprisingly empty during week days.
Stretching for nearly a mile and never busy on weekdays, offers fun waves.
The secluded and narrow beach extends for miles in each direction.
Another surprisingly uncrowded beach on the Waianaie coast.
Sitting directly next to the highway, a good place to stop for a quick splash.
A cute beach with good snorkeling in the summer.
A beautiful and popular beach among boogie and body borders.
A small beach next to the disrepaired world war 1 memorial pool.
A beautiful and popular beach with great swimming and snorkeling during the summer.
A protected cove offering reasonable snorkeling
Turtle Beach, also know as Laniakea beach, is famous for the many turtles that frequent the beach.
The best section of this beach park is near the Kahala Mandarin Hotel
One section of the famous 1.5 mile long waikiki beach.
Good swimming and surfing year round, but no snorkeling. Always busy and very crowded.
A beautiful, huge beach with lots of sand and few people during weekdays.
Great snorkeling and swimming in the summer, monster waves in the winter.
The beach break can be rough and the beach is subject to strong currents.