Rocky Beach

When is the best time to visit Rocky Beach?

By typical weather, the best months for a day in the water here are April, June, and July.

The warmest month is August, with average highs near 87°F (31°C); the coolest is February, near 80°F (27°C).

January is the wettest month, with about 2.5 in (64 mm) of precipitation in a typical January.

Typical weather, 1991-2020 (NOAA NCEI 30-year monthly normals). Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (1991-2020 normals)

Official facts

Tide times for Rocky Beach come from NOAA's Makena, HI (1615202) station, 4.8 km away, its times worked out from a nearby reference station.

Adjacent protected waters: Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve. Natural Area Reserve, No Impact, 8.4 km².

Adjacent protected waters: Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. National Marine Sanctuary, Uniform Multiple Use, 3,537 km².

Critical habitat: Blackburn's sphinx moth (endangered). Manduca blackburni. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2003-06-10, 68 FR 34710), mapped at or near this park.

More critical habitat: 10 more species. Kulu`i, Lanai sandalwood (=`iliahi), Mehamehame, Nehe, No common name, No common name, No common name, Ohai, Pauoa, Popolo ku mai.

Critical habitat: `Awikiwiki (endangered). Canavalia pubescens. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2016-03-30, 81 FR 17790), mapped at or near this park.

Critical habitat: Ko`oko`olau (endangered). Bidens micrantha ssp. kalealaha. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2016-03-30, 81 FR 17790), mapped at or near this park.

Critical habitat: Kamanomano (endangered). Cenchrus agrimonioides. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2016-03-30, 81 FR 17790), mapped at or near this park.

Critical habitat: Kauila (endangered). Colubrina oppositifolia. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2016-03-30, 81 FR 17790), mapped at or near this park.

Critical habitat: (=Native yellow hibiscus) ma`o hau hele (endangered). Hibiscus brackenridgei. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2016-03-30, 81 FR 17790), mapped at or near this park.

Critical habitat: Alani (endangered). Melicope mucronulata. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2016-03-30, 81 FR 17790), mapped at or near this park.

Critical habitat: A`e (endangered). Zanthoxylum hawaiiense. Endangered Species Act critical habitat (final rule published 2016-03-30, 81 FR 17790), mapped at or near this park.

NOAA Marine Protected Areas Center (Office of National Marine Sanctuaries) with the US Department of the Interior, MPA Inventory 2023 · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Act critical habitat (FWS HQ ES Critical Habitat) · NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), Tides & Currents

Facilities on the park map

1 restroom.

History

Opened

1914

• Park opened

Parks nearby

• Haleakalā National Park National park · 20 mi
• Haleakalā Wilderness Protected park · 20 mi
• Waiʻānapanapa State Park National park · 31 mi
• Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site Protected park · 57 mi
• Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park Protected park · 70 mi
• Kaau Crater Protected park · 99 mi

Distances are in a straight line.