Water temperature near Bandon Beach averages less than 50F and air temperatures tend to be in the 50s and 60s year-round.
This beach was named for an old, wooden shipwreck that has long since disappeared. The hill (pictured here) is a lithified sand dune called Makawehi Point and is a popular fishing site. Hiking in this area is excellent along the cliffs and beach.
Swimming, however, should be left to only the most skilled due to strong currents and high surf. Surfers, boogie boarders, body surfers and windsurfers greatly enjoy the challenge that this beach presents.
Useful Information:
- Poor swimming most of the time
- Good surfing
- Great hiking
- White, sandy beach with some rocks
- Wonderful cliffs with unusual natural formations
- No lifeguard
- No facilities
DIRECTIONS:
Take Highway 50 from Hanapepe toward Lawa’i. Just past Mile Marker #11 turn right on Koloa Road (Highway 530). Continue to Po’ipu Road and turn right again. The road forks near the ocean, take the left fork. The beach fronts the Hyatt Hotel. Access is via the public access walkway between the Hyatt and Po’ipu Bay Resort Golf Course.
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