Terry Lucas · CC BY 3.0
Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada · CC BY 2.0![500px provided description: This is a nice spot to snorkel with the turtles and watch them eat. Also a nice spot to watch the sun come up! [#sunrise ,#sea ,#beach ,#travel ,#sun ,#clouds ,#ocean ,#waves ,#summer ,#seascape ,#hawaii ,#oahu ,#turtle bay ,#kuilima cove]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fe%2Fe4%2FKuilima_Cove_Sunrise_%2528174126043%2529.jpeg%2F1280px-Kuilima_Cove_Sunrise_%2528174126043%2529.jpeg%3Futm_source%3Dcommons.wikimedia.org%26utm_campaign%3Dimageinfo%26utm_content%3Dthumbnail&w=3840&q=75)
![500px provided description: The sun just about to crack the horizon. I'll post an image I took about 5 minutes after this one. :-) [#sunrise ,#morning ,#sea ,#beach ,#travel ,#clouds ,#ocean ,#summer ,#hawaii ,#oahu ,#north shore ,#turtle bay ,#kuilima cove]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F8%2F88%2FDawn_At_Kuilima_Cove_%2528175329177%2529.jpeg%2F1280px-Dawn_At_Kuilima_Cove_%2528175329177%2529.jpeg%3Futm_source%3Dcommons.wikimedia.org%26utm_campaign%3Dimageinfo%26utm_content%3Dthumbnail&w=3840&q=75)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — RAD and Beach Attributes; U.S. federal government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. §105)Aging
Official catalogue · Bathing water quality
Method and source ↗Tide
Tide unavailable, —Tide curve unavailable
Forecast
Weather unavailable
The tide remains visible, but no temperature forecast can be shown.
Place characteristics
- Distance to town
- Kahuku-Kawela · 1.7 mi
Practical information
RecordedNot documented
© OpenStreetMap · Oct 20, 2026 · check on site · Sources
- Parking2 recorded within 0.6 mi
- ≈ 617 ftFee : No
- ≈ 650 ft
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Toilets
Not in our sources yet.
- Showers
Not in our sources yet.
- Water
Not in our sources yet.
- Café2 recorded within 0.6 mi
- ≈ 233 ftRoy’s Beach House
- ≈ 1,437 ftLei Lei's Bar and Grill
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Bus5 recorded within 0.6 mi
- ≈ 840 ftTurtle Bay Resort
- ≈ 1,821 ftKuilima Drive + Eleku Kuilima Place
- ≈ 2,001 ftKuilima Drive + West Kuilima Loop
- ≈ 2,444 ftKuilima Drive + Lalo Kuilima Place
- ≈ 2,598 ftKuilima Drive + West Kuilima Loop
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Bikes
Not in our sources yet.
- Charging1 recorded within 0.6 mi
- ≈ 443 ftTurtle Bay Resort HawaiiFee : YesDeclared capacity : 18
Distances as the crow flies · © OpenStreetMap · Data from Oct 20, 2026
- Lifeguards
Not in our sources: follow the signs on site.
- Wheelchair
Not in our sources yet.
- Dogs
Not in our sources: follow the signs on site.
- Play area
Not in our sources yet.
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Today’s windows
Calculated at 10:02 AM · rules coast-v5
- Very good window
- Possible window
- Less favourable
- Prohibited
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Shore gathering — Check first
Shore gathering
10:02 AM–01:02 PM · Check first
Confidence 25 % · rules coast-v5
Family beach time — Check first
Family beach time
02:00 PM–05:00 PM · Check first
Confidence 0 % · rules coast-v5
Photography — Check first
Photography
04:00 PM–06:00 PM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Sunset — Check first
Sunset
05:15 PM–06:45 PM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Beach run — Check first
Beach run
08:00 AM–09:30 AM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Coastal walk — Check first
Coastal walk
10:00 AM–12:00 PM · Check first
Confidence 35 % · rules coast-v5
Beaches nearby
Discovery score: distance, available annual classification and catalogue quality. It is neither real-time health advice nor a safety conclusion.
The place in pictures
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Country profile
- Languages
- English
- Currency
- US Dollar
- Driving side
- right
Wikidata · CC0 · Retrieved on Sep 18, 2026
Sources and method
- Tide heights
- Heights retain the vertical reference supplied by the source and are not an official hydrographic zero.
- Sea temperature and conditions
- Temperature and conditions come from a limited-resolution coastal model, not an observation at the beach. Do not use for navigation or to conclude that bathing is safe.
- Beach characteristics
- These place characteristics are recorded from the linked sources. They describe the place, not current conditions.
Source & freshness
GeoNames gazetteer (cities500) — Kahuku-Kawela — CC BY 4.0Fresh
Additional source
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Copernicus DEM GLO-30 -- (c) DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; distributed via the AWS Open Data Registry (bucket copernicus-dem-30m).Fresh
Additional source
Method and source ↗Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. et Airbus DS, fourni par l'UE et l'ESAFresh
Copernicus DEM (elevation)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗NOAA OISST v2.1 (NOAA PSL)Fresh
NOAA OISST (sea temperature)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© contributeurs OpenStreetMap (ODbL)Fresh
OpenStreetMap (coastline layout)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortiumFresh
ESA WorldCover (land cover)
Method and source ↗Licence ↗Lang, N., Jetz, W., Schindler, K., & Wegner, J. D. (2023). A high-resolution canopy height model of the Earth. Nature Ecology & Evolution. Data: https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000609802 (CC BY 4.0)Fresh
Tree canopy (documented dataset)
Method and source ↗Bunting, P., Hilarides, L., Rosenqvist, A., Zanaga, D., Van De Kerchove, R., Lucas, R., Castro Brandao Vaz dos Santos, P. (2024). Global Mangrove Watch: Annual Mangrove Extent, version 4.0.19. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12756047 (CC BY 4.0)Fresh
Tree canopy (documented dataset)
Method and source ↗Athanasiou, P., van Dongeren, A., Pronk, M., Giardino, A., Vousdoukas, M., Ranasinghe, R. (2024). Global database of Coastal Characteristics (GCC), version 1.1. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11072020 (described in https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2023-313) (CC BY 4.0)Fresh
Nearshore slope (documented dataset)
Method and source ↗Weather temporarily unavailable: recommendations are degraded.
Tide unavailable: the activities stay unknown.
GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
Modelled data and this estimate do not replace an official source. Mareloa is not a navigation tool.