Beach· Maui· Hawaii
Wailea Beach
20° 41.0′ N · 156° 26.6′ W · approximate
The centerpiece of the Wailea resort coast, a wide crescent of golden sand between the Grand Wailea and Four Seasons, with calm morning water and snorkeling along the rocky points at either end.
Practical
Approx: beach position from OpenStreetMap (way 129264843). Wailea's five beaches are, north to south, Keawakapu, Mokapu, Ulua, Wailea and Polo; public shoreline access and parking lots serve each. The state day-use moorings Wailea Point 1 and 2 (20°40.811'N 156°26.799'W and 20°40.842'N 156°26.832'W, DLNR list) lie off the point between Wailea and Polo beaches: 2.5-hour limit, no overnight, no anchoring within 100 yards. Best in the morning before the afternoon sea breeze; south swell can make a shorebreak in summer.
Best for
A resort-beach afternoon and point snorkel