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Kamananui Str at Pupukea Mil Road Oahu

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

64

Mixed weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:15:00 GMT.

River observation: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:35:00 GMT.

Page checked: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:25:08 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Kamananui Str at Pupukea Mil Road Oahu
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — 2016 Waihi Falls 03.JPG by Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

9 mph

gusting to 22 mph

Air temp

73°F

98% chance of rain

River flow

7.88 cfs

very high for this date

Weather outlook

Saturday · 83

  • Thu

    56

  • Fri

    64

  • Sat

    83

    Best

  • Sun

    59

  • Mon

    51

  • Tue

    78

  • Wed

    83

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
7a921
8a923
9a923
10a925
11a925
12p825
1p622
2p720
3p925
4p625
5p716
6p819

Is this flow normal for October 1?

Today's 7.88 cfs is 392% above the median for this date — which counts as very high water here.

The median flow on this date is 2 cfs, across 61 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 9 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-5
  • Gusts — Gusting to 22 mph — 13 mph over sustained-6
  • Rain — 98% chance in the next 6 hours-25

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

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