Hawaii, US

Sunset Beach

Water Bodyocean
CountryUS
RegionHawaii

Getting There

Nearest CityPupukea1.4 km
Airport (NGF)Kaneohe Bay MCAS (Marion E. Carl Field) Airport37.8 km

Safety & Conditions

Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

During December in 2017 following several long lasting episodes with at least 30' to 40' waves for several days, severe sand erosion, which formed a more than 20' cliff along the edge of bicycle trail, closed the beach the week before Christmas.

Predicted regional compositionunknown

Modelled from GloPrSM v1.0.0 (IJ_QFL). Calibrated on river sand, not measured beach samples — treat as a regional signal, not a sand assay.

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Travel

Sunset Beach is Oʻahu's most intense winter destination and one of surfing's most sacred sites. Located on the North Shore, 50 kilometers north of Honolulu, this beach transitions ...

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