Kaunakakai Small Boat Harbor
Boat ramp · on Kaunakakai Harbor · near Kaunakakai · Hawaii
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Hawaii DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation
- Coordinates
- 21.08120, -157.02733
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Honolulu District; the one nearest this launch is of October 23, 2020). Not for navigation.
Boating rules
- Thrill craft operation shall be prohibited in state waters surrounding the islands of Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai and Niihau. In all other non-designated ocean recreation management areas of state waters, recreational thrill craft may operate seaward of five hundred feet from the shoreline or the outer edge of the fringing reef whichever is greater. · all of Kaunakakai Harbor rule
From the boating rules map of Hawaii DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation; Hawaii Statewide GIS Program, read October 19, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Kaunakakai · NOAA, 0.4 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PHZ118, Maui County Leeward Waters. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Kaunakakai station, 0.4 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | High 12:17 am 0.8 ft · Low 3:40 am 0.7 ft · High 11:30 am 1.9 ft · Low 7:03 pm 0.4 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 12:47 am 1.0 ft · Low 5:18 am 0.7 ft · High 12:12 pm 1.9 ft · Low 7:16 pm 0.3 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 1:14 am 1.3 ft · Low 6:24 am 0.6 ft · High 12:48 pm 1.9 ft · Low 7:31 pm 0.2 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 1:43 am 1.6 ft · Low 7:18 am 0.6 ft · High 1:22 pm 1.9 ft · Low 7:48 pm 0.1 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 2:14 am 1.9 ft · Low 8:08 am 0.5 ft · High 1:55 pm 1.8 ft · Low 8:07 pm 0.0 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | High 2:47 am 2.2 ft · Low 8:58 am 0.4 ft · High 2:29 pm 1.6 ft · Low 8:30 pm -0.1 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | High 3:23 am 2.4 ft · Low 9:49 am 0.4 ft · High 3:04 pm 1.4 ft · Low 8:56 pm -0.1 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Kaunakakai Harbor · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of October 23, 2020 by the Honolulu District. Least depth in the channel: 7.1 ft; project depth 23 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Kaunakakai Harbor
Bay in Hawaii. All launches on Kaunakakai Harbor.
Community
Where people who use Kaunakakai Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Manele Small Boat Harbor · 25.2 mi · Manele Bay
- Mala Boat Ramp · 25.8 mi · Kahoma Stream
- Lahaina Roadstead · 26.7 mi
Sources
- Hawaii Small Boat Harbors and Boat Ramps (DLNR DOBOR, 1994) record 38 · State of Hawaii Terms of Use: public domain, no warranties (ArcGIS item 9fe05d4cc2ac4e3bb32ca885f93a1d30)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Hawaii Small Boat Harbors and Boat Ramps (DLNR DOBOR, 1994). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.