Fleming Beach is a public beach in the northwest region of Maui, Hawaii maintained and staffed by Maui County at D.T. Fleming Park.[1] Fleming Beach was named America's Best Beach in 2003 and is a popular surfing and bodyboarding site.[2]
Fleming Beach is located in Kapalua just west of Slaughterhouse Beach and Mokule'ia Bay. The beach is named after D.T. Fleming, the man who introduced pineapple to West Maui.[3] Fleming Beach is staffed with lifeguards and shares facilities with D.T. Fleming Park, including: a parking lot, picnic tables, grills, restrooms, outdoor showers, wheelchair ramps, pay phones, lifeguard offices, a comfort station, and water taps.[1] The beach is frequented by both locals and tourists and is popular with surfers and bodyboarders because of its large winter swells.[4] In addition to the large swells, the beach frequently has strong rip currents and dangerous waves.[3] It also serves as the main beach front for the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua.[4]
Awards
Fleming Beach was named the "Best Beach in America" in 2006 and is frequently included on lists of the best beaches in the world.[5]
Media
A live weather and surf feed is maintained for Fleming Beach at Surf-Forecast.com.
