Kauai Beach Safety

Following Kauai Beach Safety is a great way to stay safe and enjoy your Kauai vacation. Learn from Kauai lifeguards about beach safety, sun safety, and avoiding sun burns. Kauai Beach activities include: swimming, sun bathing, snorkeling, scuba diving, boogie boarding, surfing, fishing, kayaking, wind surfing, boating, camping and much more. Always use caution and respect safety warnings when enjoying Kauai water activities. Kauai’s beaches at times are exposed to strong waves, and rip currents can form without notice.

Kauai Beach Safety Tips - Keep Your Vacation Safe:

Choose beaches with a lifeguard.
Before entering the water check for any warning signs indicating hazardous conditions.
Avoid swimming during high surf.
Never swim alone.
Never allow small children to swim or play in water unattended.
Never swim in murky water and never swim in river mouths.
Never turn your back on the ocean, an unexpected wave can knock you down and drag you out.
Listen to weather and surf forecasts on local radio or check the surf report

What to do if you get caught in a rip current

Learn to spot currents and riptides and how to avoid them. This could save your life!
Swim out of the current, then to shore. Swim out of the current in a direction parallel to the shoreline. When out of the current, swim at an angle away from the current and toward the shore.
If you can't escape, float or tread water. You can easily float in the current, there is no undertow.

If you need help, call or wave for assistance - If there is large surf or shoreline hazards, wave your hands for help and wait for assistance.

Kauai Lifeguard Beaches


North Shore	East Side	South Shore	West Side

Haena Beach	Anahola Beach	Poipu Beach	Salt Pond Beach

Hanalei Bay Pavilion	Kealia Beach		Kekaha Beach

Hanalei Pine Trees	Lydgate Beach

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