Wailupe Beach Park

Wailupe Beach Park is the narrow strip of sand fronting the Wailupe peninsula, mid-way between Kāhala and Hawaiʻi Kai. Check the Community Water Testing section for the sample date, result and full Surfrider report. A sample describes the water collected at that place and time; it does not establish today's water quality. Check the live DOH status above separately.

Wailupe sits inside the fringing reef along East Honolulu's south shore. The reef shelters shallow water, and storm drains along Kalanianaole Highway can feed runoff into the bay after rain.

Reef shelter and the appearance of the water do not establish its bacteria level. Read the collection date and source report for each community result, and check current DOH advisories separately.

The Hawaii Department of Health does NOT routinely test Wailupe Beach Park. The community-tested readings on this page come from the Surfrider Foundation Blue Water Task Force, a volunteer-led monitoring program run by the Surfrider Oʻahu chapter.

BWTF samples Wailupe Beach Park biweekly using the IDEXX Enterolert method (MPN/100mL), and compares results against the same 130 Beach Action Value DOH uses statewide. See our overview of citizen water-quality testing in Hawaiʻi for the methodology and how BWTF data fits with DOH coverage.

Sandy entry from the central beach area. The reef-protected lagoon is shallow enough to wade across. Avoid the channel cuts at either end — those are where stronger currents move.

Mid-tide on a calm day. The reef pools are knee-deep at low tide and chest-deep at high tide. Summer (May–Sept) has the calmest conditions; winter brings occasional south swells.

Off Kalanianaole Highway, just east of Aina Haina. Roadside parking. Bus route 22, 23 stop nearby. No restrooms on-site — closest are at Kāhala Beach a half-mile west.