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Active Oahu

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Active Oahu is a kayak & canoe livery in Kailua. They offer guided and self-guided tours to the Mokulua Islands, Mokoliʻi (Chinaman's Hat), and the Kahana Rainforest River, as well as rentals for Kailua Bay, Kāneʻohe Bay, and other locations. Trips range from 4 to 5 hours, with self-guided tours requiring personal transport of equipment for some locations, and guided tours suitable for physically active kayakers aged 13 and older.

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Around Active Oahu

Malaekahana Beach Campground23 mi10 mi

Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1913 to 2026

The water at Active Oahu typically runs highest in February, at a median 4.1 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 518 cfs, in 1988.

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Typical flow by month at Makawao Str nr Kailua, Oahu, HI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4.02.6 to 6.7
February4.12.8 to 7.0
March3.92.6 to 6.9
April3.52.6 to 6.0
May3.32.3 to 5.0
June2.52.0 to 3.3
July2.21.8 to 3.0
August2.11.5 to 2.7
September1.91.4 to 2.5
October2.01.4 to 3.0
November2.61.6 to 4.5
December3.32.0 to 5.3

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 69 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Makawao Str nr Kailua, Oahu, HI (site 16254000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

47Maybe/ 100

Wind 13 kt · 69% chance of rain

DrizzleHigh 80°F, low 75°FRain 69%Wind 13 kt, gusts 30

Streamflow

8.8 cfs

Much above normal (95th)

Water level

7.09 ft

Air quality

23 Good

SAND ISLAND 2 - ANUENUE FISHERIES monitor, 16 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 14.3 ft. NWS reads 7.1 ft here.

Tides

Rising

High 1.7 ft at 12:05 PM

Predicted at MOKU O LOE, 7 km away.

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Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: Hawaii State Dept. of Health via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified. Tide predictions: NOAA CO-OPS, feet above mean lower low water.