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O’ahu has 178 miles of coast physically divided into the North Shore, South Shore, and Windward and Leeward coasts. The high-energy North Shore has the largest percentage of beaches (66%), while the reef-fronted Windward coast has the greatest number (55) and length of beaches (32 mi). The South Shore and Windward coasts, which are both of lower energy, have one-third of their shores dominated by sandy beaches, the remainder being rock and other types of shoreline. In total, O’ahu has 176 sandy beaches, which occupy 45% of the coast.
Makapuu Beach, Oahu
