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Hookipa

Maui, USA

🪸Sharp reef🌀Strong rips👥Crowded

Hookipa is Maui's amphitheater of wind and wave—a legendary beach park that serves as both world-class surf spot and windsurfing mecca. The morning hours belong to surfers, who work the various reef breaks before the reliable trade winds kick in around 11am and hand the ocean over to windsurfers and kitesurfers. Multiple peaks offer variety, from the bowling rights of the point to the beach break sections, and the wave handles size well. The beach park seating provides one of surfing's best viewing galleries, and the mix of board sports creates an energy unique in the surfing world.

10-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

2.6mWNW

@12s

6km/h

Tue

Fair

1.9mSW

@12s

5km/h

Wed

Fair

1.8mWNW

@13s

6km/h

Thu

Fair

2.1mNW

@12s

9km/h

Fri

Poor

2.2mNNW

@12s

9km/h

Sat

Good

1.9mNNW

@12s

4km/h

Sun

Fair

1.4mNNW

@11s

5km/h

Mon

Poor

1.7mNNW

@9s

7km/h

Tue

Poor

2.3mNNW

@12s

23km/h

Wed

Poor

2.5mNNW

@15s

16km/h

Choppy

Today

Mon, Jan 19

2.6m @ 12s WNW

6 km/h WNW

Tue

Tue, Jan 20

1.9m @ 12s SW

5 km/h SW

Wed

Wed, Jan 21

1.8m @ 13s WNW

6 km/h ESE

Thu

Thu, Jan 22

2.1m @ 12s NW

9 km/h NNE

Fri

Fri, Jan 23

2.2m @ 12s NNW

9 km/h NNE

Sat

Sat, Jan 24

1.9m @ 12s NNW

4 km/h WSW

Sun

Sun, Jan 25

1.4m @ 11s NNW

5 km/h SW

Mon

Mon, Jan 26

1.7m @ 9s NNW

7 km/h NNE

Tue

Tue, Jan 27

2.3m @ 12s NNW

23 km/h E

Wed

Wed, Jan 28

2.5m @ 15s NNW

16 km/h E

Choppy

Today's Conditions

Swell

2.6m

WNW(302°)

Score: 10/25

Period

12s

Medium period swell

Score: 20/25

Wind

6km/h

WNW(289°)

Score: 8/25

Weather

25°C

0.0mm64%

Windswell Component

0.6mESE@3s

Secondary Swell

0.9mENE

Forecast Confidence

100%

Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather

Best Session

morning

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Swell Direction

0/25

How well swell angle matches the spot

Swell Size

10/25

Wave height in the ideal range

Swell Period

20/25

Each spot has different period requirements. Points and reefs can handle longer periods than beaches.

Wind

8/25

Offshore/glassy conditions

Total Score38/100

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: NNE (20°)
Direction range: 350° - 50°
Size range: 0.8m - 3m
Ideal period: 14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (200°)
Offshore range: 160° - 240°
Best window: morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: mid
Optimal range: 0.4m - 1.4m

Water temp

25°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

6/10

Access: Beach park access. Windsurfers after 11am.

Getting There

Airport

OGG

Drive time

15 min

Nearby Buoy

Forecasts are validated against real-time buoy data.

51202 (NOAA)

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, May, Oct

Winter NW swells. Trade winds make it windsurfing mecca.

Data Quality

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