Anini Beach

Beach · Kalihiwai

Anini Beach

Beach · Kalihiwai

2

Kalihiwai, HI 96754

Photos

Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null
Anini Beach by null

Highlights

Anini Beach: a spacious, laid-back spot with calm, crystal-clear waters perfect for snorkeling, paddleboarding, and chillin’ in the shade.  

Placeholder
Placeholder
Placeholder

Kalihiwai, HI 96754 Get directions

Information

Static Map

Kalihiwai, HI 96754 Get directions

Features

Last updated

Jul 30, 2025

Powered By

You might also like

Terms of Use • Privacy Policy • Cookie Policy
 © 2025 Postcard Technologies, Inc.
@goop

"Protected even in strong surf by what is, in fact, Hawaii’s largest coral reef, the crystal-clear waters of Anini (which was called Wanini until a hurricane knocked the W off the sign, and the locals decided to leave it) are shallow and calm enough for little ones. Better yet, there’s ample public parking, and grassy picnic spots abound."

The Kauai Guide
View Postcard for Anini Beach
@nymag

"From there, we drove around the island until we found this beach called Anini — it’s located on the north shore. It’s super shallow, clear, and warm. There weren’t very many people, so it was great for social distancing. It ended up being our favorite beach on the island."

Steal My Vacation: Evelynn Escobar
View Postcard for Anini Beach

Katherine

Google
Anini Beach is a great place for snorkeling and hanging out. The water is crystal clear and there are so many turtles, and humus and other colorful fish. In the morning, it's calm and really well-suited for novice snorkelers. There are lots of trees so you can sit in the shade if you want to avoid some of the intense sun. There are bathrooms, picnic tables, covered seating places to rinse off, and chill. Patk near the first bathroom if you can, and enter the water near the boat launch and you'll have a great snorkeling experience. There are locals and tourists here, but it's not too crowded in the morning. I highly recommend it. It's also free!

Shahbaz Salehi

Google
This is a great destination offering a beautiful long beach with shallow waters, a campground, and a large park. We noticed many tents set up in the campground. The park itself is spacious and well-equipped with restrooms and showers. The sand is wonderfully soft, and if you enjoy collecting them, you can find plenty of seashells. As an added bonus, you can also see the lighthouse from here.

Alexandra Huerta

Google
BEAUTIFUL! Speechless at how amazing this beach is. Calm waters, perfect for snorkeling and relaxing. Further out in the water is perfect for wind surfing too.

Peter Copley

Google
This popular beach is always busy with very little parking available. However, the beach is so large that it never feels crowded. The water is fairly shallow but the snorkeling is good. We saw lots of fish and 2 turtles.

Madison Heistand

Google
Amazing beach, good snorkeling, it tends to be calm even when other bits of the island are choppy. If you swim out a bit, there is a lot of live coral, many gorgeous fish, and tons of sea turtles. We also saw sea horses, pufferfish, and an eel.

Peter Parker

Google
The best beach we visited on the island for snorkeling. Trees for shade. Good parking. Protected waters with numerous fish and turtles.

Cassie L

Google
Came to the beach to lay out and some light snorkeling. Good amount of parking by the campgrounds/park area. The beach in this part felt more like a narrow strip of beach but there was still enough space to lay out. We went around 3:30pm and there were lots of of shaded areas from the trees, we didn’t even need the umbrella we rented. It got shadier while we were there and by 5pm majority of the beach was shaded and only some small slivers of sun left. The sand is rocky in a lot of places and was a bit painful to walk along some parts of the shore. Tried to snorkel but didn’t see any fish. However, was fully committed to snorkeling as I had no fins so maybe if I was able to swim out further I might have seen more. From what I can tell, only a handful of people were snorkeling anyhow. Highlight was the pasture across the beach/park where there were 2 horses grazing. Was able to walk right up to them as they were hanging around the fence.

Abby Heil

Google
We had a fantastic day on the water! From the warm welcome checking in with Marina and Justin throughout the whole tour with Josh and Brit. Everyone was so informative and made the day one to remember!