Moku‘Auia Beach runs about 1,566m (1.6km) along the Oahu coast — a long beach by Hawaiian standards. It faces north-east so it catches the morning sun. There are 1 mapped parking area nearby, the closest about 78m from the sand. On-beach facilities mapped here include shower, toilets.
Getting there & parking
Closest mapped parking is about 78m from the sand, with 1 parking area within 600m.
Distances are to the nearest point of the beach. Only formal, mapped parking areas are counted — informal roadside and verge parking is common in Hawaii and is not recorded in OpenStreetMap, so there may be closer options than shown.
What's there
| Toilets | yes nearest 132m |
| Showers | yes nearest 24m |
| Drinking water | not mapped |
| Changing rooms | not mapped |
| BBQ | not mapped |
"Not mapped" means OpenStreetMap has no record — it may still exist on the ground.
Where it is
Who it suits
- Families and long days — toilets nearby and parking close to the sand
- Early starts — sunrise is over the water year-round, from 5:49am in June
- Walkers and runners — about 1,566m of continuous shoreline
- Arriving without a car — 6 bus stops are mapped within 500m
Derived from mapped features, not opinion.
When to go
Driest months are June, July, April. Warmest are September, August, October.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Rain in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 77.0 | 65.9 | 2.8 |
| Feb | 76.5 | 65.7 | 3.2 |
| Mar | 76.8 | 67.1 | 3.9 |
| Apr | 77.8 | 69.0 | 2.0 |
| May | 79.6 | 70.2 | 2.0 |
| Jun | 81.1 | 72.6 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 82.2 | 73.4 | 1.8 |
| Aug | 82.9 | 74.6 | 2.0 |
| Sep | 83.1 | 74.0 | 2.2 |
| Oct | 82.4 | 72.8 | 3.1 |
| Nov | 79.6 | 71.0 | 4.0 |
| Dec | 77.8 | 68.8 | 4.0 |
30-year normals (1991–2020) from NOAA NCEI station KII-KAHUKU 911, 1.9km away.
Sunrise & sunset at Moku‘Auia Beach
In June the sun is up at 5:49am and down at 7:16pm — 13h 27m of daylight, the longest days of the year here. By December that shrinks to 7:03am–5:52pm, 10h 49m.
This beach looks north-east (54°). The sun sets behind the land from here, not over the water. Sunrise is the one over the water — every month of the year — so this is a morning beach rather than an evening one. The sunrise point itself swings about 50° across the year, from ENE in June to ESE in December.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight | Sun sets toward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7:12am | 6:10pm | 10h 58m | WSW 248° |
| Feb | 7:02am | 6:29pm | 11h 27m | WSW 257° |
| Mar | 6:40am | 6:41pm | 12h 01m | W 268° |
| Apr | 6:12am | 6:51pm | 12h 40m | W 281° |
| May | 5:53am | 7:03pm | 13h 11m | WNW 291° |
| Jun | 5:49am | 7:16pm | 13h 27m | WNW 296° |
| Jul | 5:58am | 7:18pm | 13h 19m | WNW 294° |
| Aug | 6:10am | 7:02pm | 12h 52m | WNW 285° |
| Sep | 6:19am | 6:35pm | 12h 16m | W 273° |
| Oct | 6:28am | 6:07pm | 11h 39m | W 261° |
| Nov | 6:43am | 5:49pm | 11h 06m | WSW 250° |
| Dec | 7:03am | 5:52pm | 10h 49m | WSW 245° |
Times are for the 15th of each month in Hawaii Standard Time. Hawaii does not observe daylight saving, so these hold all year.
Calculated from this beach's coordinates using the NOAA solar position algorithm and checked against US Naval Observatory tables (agreement within a minute). Which direction the sun sets is worked out from the shoreline's orientation, not from the skyline — a headland, an offshore island or high ground behind the beach can hide the last few degrees.
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Where to stay
1 hotels, resorts and rentals are mapped within 1.5km of this beach, the closest about 88m away.
Hotels & resorts nearby1 within 1.5km · nearest 88m
- Jones’ Beach House · 88m
Mapped lodging from OpenStreetMap — not a complete list of what's bookable.
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Things to do nearby
Attractions & galleries1 within 1.5km
- CLIMB Works Keana Farms · 1003m
OpenStreetMap rarely records gear rental, so bookable activities are searched via GetYourGuide (affiliate link).
Where Moku‘Auia Beach ranks
- The best-equipped beaches on Oahu — ranked #8
- Family beaches on Oahu — ranked #9
- Oahu beaches you can park at — ranked #13
Positions come from mapped facilities and shoreline orientation, and each list explains exactly how it is ordered.
Other beaches on Oahu
- Kahuku Beach · 1.4km · 732m long · faces north-east
- Temple Beach · 2.1km · 469m long · faces north-east
- Clissolds Beach · 2.7km · 435m long
- Laniloa Beach · 3.1km · 555m long
- Pounders Beach · 3.9km · 558m long
Safety
We don't have confirmed lifeguard information for this beach. Never assume a beach is patrolled. Check locally before entering the water.
Rip currents cause around 100 drownings a year at US beaches and account for over 80% of beach rescues, yet only 44% of beachgoers know it. If caught in one, the National Weather Service advises: flip, float and follow.
Safety guidance from the National Weather Service. Beach Beast is not a safety or rescue service. Conditions change rapidly — always check on arrival, obey posted signs and flags, and follow lifeguard instructions. The absence of a warning here does not mean a beach is safe or patrolled.