Waikīkī Beach
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Waikīkī Beach is a beach in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of -6 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the north-northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Duke Kahanamoku Statue, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
Waikīkī (; Hawaiian: [wɐjˈkiːkiː, vɐjˈtiːtiː]) is a Honolulu neighborhood and the eponymous Waikīkī beach on its south shore, on the island of Oʻahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. (Despite situational use of the spelling "Waikiki", typically in materials aimed at tourists, the spelling "Waikīkī" is official and common.) Waikīkī Beach is one of six beaches in the district, along with Queen's Beach, Kuhio Beach, Gray's Beach, Fort DeRussy Beach, and Kahanamoku Beach. The sandy beach is almost entirely man-made. Waikīkī (Hawaii) is home to public places including Kapiʻolani Park, Fort DeRussy, Kahanamoku Lagoon, Kūhiō Beach Park, and Ala Wai Harbor. Waikīkī was the first capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1795 to 1796.
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Wikidata Q49325167, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Duke Kahanamoku Statue: 0.1 mi
- The Stones Of Life: 0.1 mi
- Kahi Hali'a Aloha Burial Mound: 0.3 mi
- Mahatma Gandhi: 0.3 mi
- Kanikapila: 0.5 mi
- Princess Kaʻiulani Triangle: 0.2 mi
- Queen Kapiolani Park: 0.3 mi
- Centennial Park Waikiki: 0.5 mi
- Diamond Head Beach Park: 0.5 mi
- Don Ho Memeorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Diamond Head: 1.4 mi
- Kaimukī: 1.7 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.0 mi
- Waahila: 2.0 mi
- Round Top: 2.7 mi
- Banyan Tree Garden: 0.3 mi
- Maile Garden: 0.7 mi
- Luau Garden: 0.7 mi
- Moiliili Japanese Cemetery Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Cactus Garden: 1.6 mi
- Queen Kapi'olani Beach: 0.4 mi
- Kaimana beach: 0.8 mi
- Mākālei Beach: 1.3 mi
- Magic Island lagoon: 1.5 mi
- Lē'ahi Beach: 1.5 mi
- Greetings Tour Mural: 0.1 mi
- Princess Kaʻiulani: 0.2 mi
- Mauka and Kila: 0.3 mi
- Public Art "Surfer on a Wave": 0.4 mi
- Queen Kapi'olani: 0.5 mi
- Damien and Marianne of Molokaʻi Education Center: 0.2 mi
- Lucoral Museum: 0.2 mi
- John Young Museum of Art: 1.7 mi
- Shangri La: 2.3 mi
- Honolulu Police Department Museum: 2.6 mi
- Diamond Head State Monument: 1.6 mi
- Round Top Forest Reserve: 4.1 mi
- Kuliouou Forest Reserve: 7.0 mi
- Honolulu Forest Reserve: 7.3 mi
- Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve: 8.8 mi
- Ka puna hou: 1.9 mi
- Mahoe Spring: 3.3 mi
- Herring Springs: 3.4 mi
- Kaaikahi Spring: 3.4 mi
- Makiki Springs: 3.6 mi
- Waikahalulu Falls: 3.7 mi
- Kapena Falls: 3.7 mi
- Puehuehu: 3.7 mi
- Aihualama Falls: 4.6 mi
- Waikaekua waterfall: 4.7 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 1.8 mi
- Punchbowl Crater: 2.9 mi
- Nonoula: 8.2 mi
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 1.7 mi
- Makapu'u Point Lighthouse: 11.6 mi
- Makapuʻu Meadows: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Waikīkī Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kōnāhuanui (K1) | NNE 23° | 960 m | 6.2 mi |
| Kōnāhuanui (K2) | NNE 24° | 946 m | 5.9 mi |
| Puʻulanihuli | N 10° | 848 m | 6.6 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | N 0° | 847 m | 7.9 mi |
| Puʻukeahiakahoe | N 1° | 841 m | 8.4 mi |
| Puʻukahuauli | N 1° | 830 m | 7.6 mi |
| Maunakapu | N 0° | 829 m | 8.1 mi |
| Puʻukaʻaumakua | NNW 344° | 817 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:14 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:59 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 17:23 | 17:55 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 75 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waikiki 717.2, under a mile away.
Mean tidal range 1.28 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station HONOLULU, HI, 3 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/218679862
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