The 10 Best Cliff Jumping Spots in Hawaii

Hawaii has 22 documented cliff jumping spots on CliffScout, 22 of them community-verified. These are the standouts — ranked by verification, documentation, and community activity, not hype. Every listing links to a full page with photos, heights, and access notes.

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   Waimea Falls Verified

   Haleiwa

   Waimea Falls sits inside Waimea Valley, a paid botanical-garden park on Oahu's North Shore, at the end of a flat, paved half-mile walk. A lifeguard station monitors the plunge pool, and swimmers must check in and wear a provided… Full guide →

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   Waimea Bay Beach Park Verified

   Haleiwa

   Waimea Bay Beach Park on Oahu's North Shore has one of Hawaii's most popular legal cliff jumps: 'Jump Rock,' a lava outcrop on the bay's north side offering entries from roughly 20 to 40 feet, reached by an easy walk from the… Full guide →

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   Waianapanapa State Park (Bunny Ears Rock), Hana HI Verified

   Hana

   The original pin, near Paia, sits in a beachfront residential neighborhood roughly 40km from the actual spot this description matches: Wai'anapanapa State Park on the Road to Hana, famous for its black sand beach and a Y-shaped… Full guide →

4. 4

   China Walls Verified

   Honolulu

   China Walls is the long, flat lava shelf on the southwest face of the Portlock peninsula in Hawaii Kai, Oahu — ledges roughly 10-25 ft over deep blue water, famous for sunset sessions. Park on the residential streets around… Full guide →

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   Hālona Cove (Eternity Beach) Verified

   Honolulu

   Hālona Cove -- the small lava-rock inlet below Hālona Blowhole on southeast Oʻahu, also called Eternity Beach after 'From Here to Eternity' -- draws visitors to a pocket of turquoise water reached via a short scramble down from… Full guide →

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   Lanai Lookout Verified

   Honolulu

   Lanai Lookout is a real, well-known scenic pullout on Kalanianaole Highway in Hawaii Kai, popular for whale-watching and as an advanced cliff-jumping access point. 'Wahi Nana Lele' is not an established local name for it. A… Full guide →

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   Spitting Cave Verified

   Honolulu · jumps 45–50 ft

   Spitting Cave of Portlock is a real, extensively documented cliff-jump on Oahu's south shore, named for a sea cave that 'spits' spray from wave surge. The jump is roughly 45-50 feet into open ocean, reached via a short public… Full guide →

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   The Mokes Verified

   Kailua · jumps ~30 ft

   The Mokes are the real Mokulua Islands, twin islets about three-quarters of a mile off Lanikai/Kailua, reached by kayak, SUP, or outrigger (roughly 30-60 minutes each way). Moku Nui, the larger island, allows landing; jumps in… Full guide →

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   Maunawili Falls, Oahu Verified

   Kailua · jumps 10–40 ft

   Maunawili Falls is a real, popular swimming hole in a forested Kailua valley, with a roughly 20-foot upper drop feeding two pools locals jump into from ledges near 20-30 feet. The original Maunawili Road trailhead has been closed… Full guide →

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    Puʻu Kekaʻa (Black Rock), Kaʻanapali Beach Verified

    Lahaina

    Puʻu Kekaʻa — Black Rock — is the lava point at the north end of Kaʻanapali Beach, fronting the Sheraton Maui. Jump heights vary with tide, roughly 10-30 ft, off ledges reached by walking north along the shoreline past the main… Full guide →

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