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Kauaʻi, Hawaii: beach water quality & closures

HI · 63 monitored beaches · 56 open · 7 advisory · 0 closed · 0 no data

7 beaches in Kauaʻi, Hawaii are under a swimming advisory or closure right now.

As of Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:01:07 GMT · refreshes hourly

Area-wide advisories

Hawaii DOH posted these for an area rather than one beach. They may affect beaches not flagged below.

  • Brown Water Advisory at Waimea Bay Landing, Kaua‘i — The Hawaii Department of Health advises beach users to stay out of waters that appear brown or murky, especially following storms or heavy rain, even if a Brown Water Advisory has not been issued in the area. DOH notice ↗

Where this comes from

Hawaii has no per-beach status feed. The Hawaii Department of Health, Clean Water Branch posts advisories — brown water after storms and heavy rain, bacteria (enterococci) test results, and sewage spills — and a beach shows here as Open unless an open DOH advisory covers it, Water quality advisory for brown-water and bacteria notices, or Closed to swimming for a sewage spill. DOH also advises staying out of brown or murky water even when no advisory has been issued. Where a notice doesn't name specific beaches we match its mapped area to nearby beaches, and anything we can't pin to a beach is listed under “Area-wide advisories.” It is our reading of DOH's public data, not an official determination, and it refreshes hourly. Always confirm with the Clean Water Branch before you swim.