Hawaii Beach Safety

HAWAII BEACH SAFETY

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Current Beach Alerts: oahu

Beach Event Oahu (Sandy Beach Park)
Box Jellyfish Watch
Beach Event Oahu (Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve)
Beach Event Oahu (Ala Moana Beach Park)
Beach Event Oahu (Kapiolani Beach Park, Kapiolani Park Beach Center, San Souci Beach)

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Alerts and Events

About these Alert products

The information on this Website is intended to assist you in making an aware and informed decision in choosing a beach destination appropriate to your personal ocean skill level. Hawaii Beach Safety strives to deliver the most accurate, timely information available to promote a positive beach experience. These warning products are provided for your informational purposes only.

Statement 

A statement is issued to advise the community regarding events that are scheduled or can be reasonably predicted to happen that may affect beach or ocean usuage

Watch

A watch is issued to allow time for preparation for a beach event

Advisory

An advisory is issued when events are occurring that are not a direct threat to life or property

Warning

Warnings are issued when a beach event is occurring or imminent and action is needed to protect life and property

Closure

Closure: Access to this city beach park is being denied for public safety purposes

Current Active Alerts [OAHU only]

Beach Event Oahu (Sandy Beach Park)
Box Jellyfish Watch
Beach Event Oahu (Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve)
Beach Event Oahu (Ala Moana Beach Park)
Beach Event Oahu (Kapiolani Beach Park, Kapiolani Park Beach Center, San Souci Beach)

Current beach alerts changes! Active 4/27/2008

In order to bring you more information, we're changing the current alerts section. Lifeguards will be posting live events at the beaches starting today and new services will become available at this location: http://oceansafety.soest.hawaii.edu/alerts/

If you'd like to get an immediate email or subscribe to an RSS RSS or CAP feed about current alerts, stay tuned. These products will be available soon. You can send an email to ben@hawaiibeachsafety.org to ask to be notified when sign-ups are enabled.

The scrolling banner will no longer be active. More information about any of the beach alerts will be available by clicking on the alerts on any of the beach description pages.