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Site search. Download the free GetOutside app for family-friendly things to do outside. Standing on this wonderful wide, long beach, looking out at the waves breaking on the reef edge offshore, it just does not look like all that big of an area, or that far away to its outer edge. But the reef here is a big horseshoe that protects what amounts to a small bay inside. It is much bigger than it appears when you start trying to swim around in it. Snorkeling Tunnels is some of the best you can find on the island.
It is one of the best places on Kauai for seeing big coral formations. Because it is a large area and there are currents, the snorkeling out on the larger reef is not for beginners, but for strong swimming, experienced snorkelers.
Tunnels, like any north shore Kauai snorkeling spot, is seasonal. Often in the winter the waves are too big and the current too dangerous to attempt to snorkel here. We recommend in the winter to snorkel on the south side of Kauai. The parking for snorkeling Tunnels is scarce. You must arrive very early in the morning to guarantee yourself a spot here. It is over a half mile walk along the beach. You could also take a shuttle to Ha'ena Beach Park so you don't have to find a parking spot.
Read more below. The beach is sandy and you can enter the water in your bare feet. There are some areas of coral shelf at the shoreline where you should not enter, but they will be easy to see in your polarized sunglasses. We like to walk to the right end of the beach where we are lined up with the right edge of the reef and get in so that we can snorkel with the prevailing right to left current instead of fighting it.
We often see people snorkeling Tunnels in a small shallow area right in front of the beach near the left edge of the large offshore reef. This area is rocky reef with some fish and algae. The main access for Tunnels is via Haena Beach Park , yards up the beach.
There are a couple difficult to find access roads closer but parking is limited. Snorkeling at Tunnels Beach Tunnels beach is prone to strong currents. The typical current flow is through the gap between the inner and outer reef in the direction of Haena beach park. Fortunately life guards at Haena beach keep an eye on snorkelers. In the aerial photograph below, the snorkeling area is located at the section of reef directly next to the beach near the center of the image.
The outer reef section, as seen in the aerial photo, is more dangerous and not recommended.
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