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Waipū

Waipū from directly overhead

Waipū is a beach in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Kamakou stands 1,506 m to the south, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hāloku Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates21.16196, -156.86601

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 26
  • ʻOloʻupena: 0.6 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 8.6 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Nākeikiapua: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Waikolu Lookout: 4.2 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 7.8 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 7.9 mi
  • Kakahaia Park: 8.4 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 8.6 mi
Parks: 13
  • One Alii Beach Park: 10.1 mi
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 12.0 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 12.1 mi
  • D.T. Fleming Park: 17.6 mi
  • Napili Park: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Hāloku Falls: 0.4 mi
  • ‘Olo‘upena Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Wailele Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Kahiwa Falls: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 5.4 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 7.1 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 7.7 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 7.7 mi
  • Hospital Ruins: 7.8 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 23.9 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 24.6 mi
  • West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Waipū. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KamakouS 182°1,506 m3.8 mi
UapaS 185°1,504 m3.8 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaS 189°1,462 m3.7 mi
KaholoapeleS 177°1,450 m4.0 mi
OlokuʻiSSE 153°1,403 m2.3 mi
KaunuohuaSSW 201°1,379 m3.5 mi
PākuʻiSSE 167°1,321 m4.2 mi
PēpēʻōpaeSSW 213°1,310 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:1018:39
June solstice05:4718:4119:13
September equinox06:1717:5618:25
December solstice07:0117:1917:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F717171737475767777767573

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Puu-o-hoku RCH 542.1, 9 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Pukoo Harbor, HI, 8 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7728877758

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