Makaha Beach
Waianae, Hawaii
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Makaha Beach Park is located on Oahu's leeward (west) coast and offers good swimming, boadybording and surfing conditions. The swimming is better in the summer months when the ocean is generally calmer here (but exceptions are always possible). In the winter months, the surf is often times up and there is a strong shorebreak and rip currents.
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Directions
From Waianae, Hawaii
- Head north on HI-93 (3.7 mi)
Drive north on Farrington Highway (93) on Oahu's west shore until you pass the town of Waianae. Makaha town is next. Makaha Beach Park is located on the left side of the street. If you don't have a car, you can take the City Bus (Route C – Country Express), which leaves daily at the Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu.
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