Waimea Bay, Haleiwa

One of my favorite beach destinations. Big sand beach. Picturesque with the most beautiful wave action. Family friendly waters on a calm day and 30'-40' waves on stormy days for just wave and extreme surfer watching. Facilities and shower on site.

One of the best beaches on Oahu. Great place to surf or watch surfers. It also is a great beach to bring the kiddos to play in the waves. They have a lifeguard on duty and bathrooms. Not a lot of parking but you can park up the road if there is nothing in the lot.

Marvelous place to watch waves crash against rocks and rush onto the sand, especially when large. Modest size parking lot with cold showers and bathroom favorites. Surfers come out from sunrise. Great place to visit for families of all ages. When predicted waves are large as 20 feet or more, expect large spectator crowds, police patrols on parking and long lines of traffic.

Breaks are getting up there! Should be epic today. Such a small parking lot for such an expanse of beach. Better to park at the grocery and walk the narrow but well worn path along the highway to the little stairwell. Pay attention to the lifeguards they know more than you do.

Parking sucks and it takes a bit to find a spot. The beach its self is amazing. Active water and sand underneath the water, don't have to worry about rocks or coral. Walk around and enjoy the water it's lovely. And it's got a cool rock you can jump off of.