New advisory posted at Anini Beach — and what it means for the rest of Kauaʻi
New DOH advisory activity in the last 24 hours affected 6 tracked beaches: Anini Beach, Brennecke Beach, Hanalei Bay, Kalapaki Beach, Lydgate Beach, Tunnels Beach (Makua). Check the linked beach page for the specific advisory type and live DOH status.
If you have a trip scheduled at an affected beach in the next 72 hours, consider the reef-protected alternatives in our where-to-swim-during-BWA guide. The 72-hour rule applies once the rain stops.
Big Island has remained mostly advisory-affected across both 14-day island-wide advisory-day windows (0% of days had no DOH advisory anywhere on the island in the latest window). All 7 of our tracked beaches on the island recorded one or more advisory days in that 30-day history window. NOAA's 7-day forecast is wet (peak 57% chance of rain) — expect the pattern to shift toward more advisories. See the Big Island leaderboard for the beach-by-beach ranking.
Maui is improving over the last 14 days (+57pp vs. the prior two weeks). 6 of our 6 tracked beaches on the island recorded one or more advisory days in that 30-day history window. NOAA's 7-day forecast is wet (peak 69% chance of rain) — expect the pattern to shift toward more advisories. See the Maui leaderboard for the beach-by-beach ranking.
Oʻahu is worsening over the last 14 days (-14pp vs. the prior two weeks). All 12 of our tracked beaches on the island recorded one or more advisory days in that 30-day history window. NOAA's 7-day forecast is wet (peak 78% chance of rain) — expect the pattern to shift toward more advisories. See the Oʻahu leaderboard for the beach-by-beach ranking.
Kauaʻi has remained mostly advisory-affected across both 14-day island-wide advisory-day windows (0% of days had no DOH advisory anywhere on the island in the latest window). All 6 of our tracked beaches on the island recorded one or more advisory days in that 30-day history window. NOAA's 7-day forecast is wet (peak 83% chance of rain) — expect the pattern to shift toward more advisories. See the Kauaʻi leaderboard for the beach-by-beach ranking.
For the always-live per-island outlook, see our Hawaii Water Quality Forecast, which regenerates daily from NOAA + DOH data.
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