A coconut opener for accessing and removing coconut water from a fresh coconut, comprises a coconut shell penetrating hollow shaft comprising, at a distal end, a blade with a sharp, pointed tip, a disc affixed centrally and transversely atop a proximal end of the shaft and comprising a central aperture within a top surface of the disc, the aperture aligned with the hollow shaft such that in use, a straw may be inserted through the aperture and through the hollow shaft to access the coconut water; and wherein a plurality of grip indentations are formed in an outer rim of the disc.