Maui · Beaches
Swimming Beaches on Maui
Long, sandy, and swimmable on calm days — the family-friendly picks.
West Maui
Kāʻanapali Beach
It’s the easiest beach day on Maui: walk out of your hotel, swim off the sand, and snorkel Black Rock before the wind comes up.
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Nāpili Bay
It feels like a neighborhood beach rather than a resort strip, with gentle summer water and turtles surfacing within sight of your towel.
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Kamaʻole Beach Parks I, II & III
Lifeguards, grass for a picnic and easy sand entries make these Kīhei’s most dependable family swimming beaches.
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Wailea Beach
Resort-quality sand and calm morning water, with a free public lot, showers and the coastal path to stroll at sunset.
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Mākena (Oneloa) Big Beach
Few beaches in Hawaiʻi this size are still undeveloped. Come for the sand, the views of Kahoʻolawe and Molokini, and the sunset.
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H.A. Baldwin Beach Park
It’s a real local beach park: long walks on golden sand, bodyboarders in the shorebreak, and the calm Baby Beach cove at the west end for little kids.
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