Lanikai Beach
Lanikai Beach or Kaʻōhao Beach is located in Kaʻōhao, a community in the town of Kailua and on the windward coast of Oʻahu, Hawaii. Further out, USS Missouri is 16 mi away. Its mildest months, January, February, March, April, May, June, November and December, bring highs of 78–83°F.
A beach inside Kailua
You can stay in Kailua
Lanikai Beach is inside Kailua, which has 17 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, April, May, June, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 78–83°. When to go ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
When to go
Every month near Lanikai Beach is set out below.
Lanikai Beach
Lanikai Beach or Kaʻōhao Beach is located in Kaʻōhao, a community in the town of Kailua and on the windward coast of Oʻahu, Hawaii. Although there is a widespread belief that the name Lanikai means "heavenly sea", that is a misconception and a grammatical error, since in the Hawaiian language, the qualifier (lani) comes after the noun (kai). The name Lanikai was invented in the 1920s by the developer Charles Frazier, who owned 300 acres of beachfront property in the area known to Native Hawaiians as Kaʻōhao. This small half-mile strip of beach is consistently ranked among the best beaches in the world. Adjacent to Lanikai Beach is a primarily upper-class residential area and because of this it is accessed through public beach access paths. Although the beach itself is public property, it is not state land and is not a county beach park like many beaches in Hawaii.
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Nights near Lanikai Beach
Nearest for a night are Kailua (17) and Urban Honolulu (183).
- 1USS Missouri
- 2USS Arizona Memorial
- 3Aloha Stadium
- 4Diamond Head
- 5Waikīkī
- 6National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
- 7USS Bowfin
- 8Byodo-in Temple
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Lanikai Beach | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailua | in town | — | 17 4 hotels · 9 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds | 39,640 | $1,354K | — |
| Urban Honolulu | 10 mi southwest | 15 min | 183 170 hotels · 1 motel · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 7 hostels | 345,482 | $843K | C+ |
| Kaneohe Base | 5 mi northwest | 5 min | 6 3 hotels · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 10,919 | $352K | — |
| Kaneohe | 5 mi west | 10 min | 3 3 hotels | 37,355 | $1,030K | — |
| East Honolulu | 7 mi south | 10 min | 3 3 hotels | 51,360 | $1,212K | — |
| Waimanalo | 4 mi south | 5 min | 2 2 campgrounds | 6,054 | $799K | — |
| Kahaluu | 9 mi northwest | 15 min | 2 2 hotels | 5,619 | $1,213K | — |
| Waimanalo Beach | 4 mi south | 5 min | 1 1 campground | 4,505 | $852K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Around Lanikai Beach
Every place here is under 16 miles away.
Big draw116 mi MuseumUSS Missouri
215 mi MuseumUSS Arizona Memorial
314 mi Stadium & arenaAloha Stadium
411 mi MountainDiamond Head
511 mi BeachWaikīkī
610 mi LandmarkNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
715 mi MuseumUSS Bowfin
88 mi LandmarkByodo-in TemplePhoto credits
USS Missouri: Camera Operator: EM2 KENNETH D. MEHL (Released to Public), Public domain · USS Arizona Memorial: DoD photo by: PH3(AW/SW) JAYME PASTORIC, USN, Public domain · Aloha Stadium: This photo was taken and originally uploaded by Bobak to English Wikipedia. Uplo, CC BY 3.0 · Diamond Head: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Waikīkī: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific: Cleared as filed at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Bowfin: Max Smith, Public domain · Byodo-in Temple: Puneet Abbott, CC BY 2.0
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A visit to Lanikai Beach: questions
Is Lanikai Beach in Kailua?
Yes. It’s inside Kailua, HI.
When is the best time to visit Lanikai Beach?
January, February, March, April, May, June, November and December, with highs of 78–83°.
What is the closest airport to Lanikai Beach?
Daniel K. Inouye (HNL), about 15 miles away.
Where should I stay near Lanikai Beach?
Urban Honolulu (10 mi, 183 places to stay), Kailua (in town, 17 places to stay) and Kaneohe Base (5 mi, 6 places to stay).
Ask a local in Kailua
Ask a question, or answer one, in Kailua’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.