Wainiha Beach Park
Kapaa, Hawaii
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Wainiha means "unfriendly water" in the Hawaiian language. Wainiha Beach is one of the few Kauai beaches that is off limits to swimming at all times of the year. The beach has no reef to shelter it from large ocean swells. Anyone who dives into the ocean here has to deal with dangerous rip currents, a powerful backwash and strong shorebreak. A few drownings and near-drownings have happened here in the past.
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Directions
From Kapaa, Hawaii
- Head southeast on Kaapuni Rd (0.7 mi)
- Continue straight onto State Hwy 581/Olohena Rd (0.6 mi)
- At the traffic circle, continue straight onto Olohena Rd (0.1 mi)
- Turn left onto Lehua St (0.3 mi)
- Turn left onto HI-56 N (19.4 mi)
- Continue onto HI-560 W (6.7 mi)
Wainiha Beach Park is located between mile marker 6 and 7 on Highway 560, between Hanalei and Ha'ena on Kauai's north shore.
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