Ho‘okipa, Maui

Ho‘okipa, Maui is an NNW-facing reef break in Maui, Hawaii, United States. It picks up swell from NW to E, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 39% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the SSE: light winds or SSE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while NNW onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

NNW (330°)

Best swell

NW to NNE (305°–21°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

ESE to SSW offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–10 ft at the beach

Swell window

NW to E (305° to 85.5°)

Offshore wind

SSE

Tide

NOAA station 1615680

Wave buoy

Pauwela, Maui, HI (187) · 12 km away

Cams

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