Anchorage· Hawaii (Big Island)· Hawaii

Waipio Bay Anchorage (fair weather)

20° 7.4′ N · 155° 35.2′ W · approximate

A fair-weather roadstead off the mouth of Waipio Valley - drop the hook under 2,000-foot cliffs and look up the valley to the waterfalls.

Practical

Coordinate approximate: placed about 0.3 mile off Waipio Beach (to-hawaii map 20.11939, -155.58974), per the Coast Pilot: 'In favorable weather, anchorage may be found in depths of 7 to 9 fathoms 0.3 mile off the valley or under the bluffs to the east.' Plot on a chart before use. Open to the northeast trades and any north or east swell; leave at the first sign of a change. Landing through the black-sand shorebreak is hazardous, and the valley floor is closed to non-resident visitors under the county emergency rules.

Best for

A calm-day lunch stop under the cliffs

Season

Only in light trades and no swell, usually summer

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