Hawaiʻi Guide

OʻahuWaikīkī, Honolulu & the Southeast

Beaches in Waikīkī & Honolulu

Waikīkī Beach

The world's most famous learn-to-surf wave, framed by Diamond Head.

<p>A chain of named sub-beaches along the hotel strip — Kūhiō for calm swimming behind the seawall, Canoes for first waves, Queen's for bodyboarding. Gentle rollers, beach boys with boards for rent, and that skyline-to-crater view that started Hawaiian tourism.</p>
  • iconic
  • beginner surf
  • lifeguards
  • sunset
21.2760° N · 157.8270° W

Ala Moana Regional Park

Honolulu's half-mile lagoon-calm local beach, protected by an outer reef.