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Ala Moana Beach

Ala Moana Beach from directly overhead

Ala Moana Beach is a beach in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of -4 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ala Moana Beach Park, a park 0.2 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
City and County of Honolulu
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates21.28861, -157.84940

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ala Moana Beach Park: 0.2 mi
  • Kolowalu Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kewalo Basin Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sheridan Community Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ala Wai Promenade: 0.8 mi
Attractions
  • Aloha Sails Waikiki: 0.5 mi
  • Island Splash Tours: 0.7 mi
  • Paradise Pedals Hawaii: 0.7 mi
  • Waikiki Starlight Luau: 0.8 mi
  • Atlantis Submarine Pier: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Beaches: 36
Gardens: 35
  • Luau Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Maile Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Makiki District Park Community Gardens: 1.3 mi
  • Banyan Tree Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Moiliili Japanese Cemetery Community Garden: 1.8 mi
Artworks: 20
Museums: 18
Springs: 14
  • Ka puna hou: 1.7 mi
  • Kaaikahi Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Kunawai Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Herring Springs: 3.1 mi
  • Makiki Springs: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Waikahalulu Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Puehuehu: 2.3 mi
  • Kapena Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Aihualama Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Manoa Falls: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Makapuʻu Meadows: 12.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Ala Moana Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kōnāhuanui (K1)NE 40°960 m6.2 mi
Kōnāhuanui (K2)NE 41°946 m5.9 mi
PuʻulanihuliNNE 26°848 m6.2 mi
Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulaniNNE 13°847 m7.1 mi
PuʻukeahiakahoeNNE 12°841 m7.6 mi
PuʻukahuauliNNE 14°830 m6.9 mi
MaunakapuNNE 12°829 m7.3 mi
PuʻukaʻaumakuaNNW 348°817 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1418:43
June solstice05:5118:4519:17
September equinox06:2117:5918:29
December solstice07:0517:2317:55

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F737475767880818281807875
Precip in2.42.03.21.21.00.60.70.71.02.22.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waikiki 717.2, 2 mi away.

Mean tidal range 1.28 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station HONOLULU, HI, 1 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/179741971

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