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Maui – Kanaha

Hawaii, United States · 20.9050, -156.4350

Wing Foiling Fortgeschritten · Pro
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Kanaha Beach Park, Kahului Maui - panoramio.jpg
Photo taken near this spot by JeanTessmer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
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guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Best wind

NE-ENE trade wind; confirm the launch zone and avoid any offshore or shadowed setup: https://wingfoilweather.com/learn/kanaha-beach-park-maui

Season

Year-round use, with the strongest/more consistent NE trades generally May-September; winter north swell raises the reef difficulty: https://wingfoilweather.com/learn/kanaha-beach-park-maui

Water

Gemischt

Experience

Fortgeschritten · Pro

Hazards

Inside reef/lagoon can be too shallow for a foil; the outer reef breaks in north swell. Obey County/DLNR swim and wind-sports zones, avoid surfers, learners and airport-area restrictions, and check current entrance closures: https://www.mauicounty.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/101 https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dobor/files/2025/04/13-256_250402.pdf https://wingfoilweather.com/learn/kanaha-beach-park-maui

Parking & access

Exact County park is open 7:00-20:00 and lists ample public parking; check the current County closures page because individual Kanaha entrances have had storm-damage closures in 2026: https://www.mauicounty.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/101

“Kanaha Beach Park lies on Maui's north shore, just minutes from Kahului Airport – the western end is known as "Kite Beach". It is the island's everyday spot: less demanding than Hookipa, but with reliable wind and well-tiered water. The wind comes from the NE trade, which the valley between the West Maui Mountains and Haleakala accelerates like a venturi – most consistent and strongest from May to October. The water is layered: a sandy cove inside a protective reef stays flat – good for practisi Requested-field batch 12 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, route, area, operator and community-candidate relationships remain explicit; generic coordinate-only Surfline maps were removed where no meaningful report exists; unresolved items remain Unknown. FindWingFoil's worldwide top-10 guide independently includes Maui / Kanaha as a broad wingfoil destination.”

— via VentoSurf; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-04

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com 643 — WX Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Kahului Airport (0.47 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/643 wx.ikitesurf.com

All 29 webcams in Maui

Surf forecasts

surfline.com 5842041F4E65Fad6A7708De5 — Surfline Exact Kanaha surf report and forecast; Surfline explicitly lists no camera at this spot: https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/kanaha/5842041f4e65fad6a surfline.com

Tides

NOAA CO-OPS KAHULUI tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

Local guides

ventosurf.com Maui Kanaha — VentoSurf Original exact/candidate source for Maui – Kanaha: https://www.ventosurf.com/spot/maui-kanaha Exact/current resource: https://www.mauicounty.gov/Facil ventosurf.com mauicounty.gov 101 — Mauicounty Current Kite HI launch guide, wing-specific Kanaha rules and operator FAQ; current official Maui County park access page; exact live Kanaha wind stati mauicounty.gov dlnr.hawaii.gov 13 256 250402 — Dlnr Original exact/candidate source for Maui – Kanaha: https://www.ventosurf.com/spot/maui-kanaha Exact/current resource: https://www.mauicounty.gov/Facil dlnr.hawaii.gov surfline.com 5842041F4E65Fad6A7708De5 — Surfline Current Kite HI launch guide, wing-specific Kanaha rules and operator FAQ; current official Maui County park access page; exact live Kanaha wind stati surfline.com wingfoilweather.com Kanaha Beach Park Maui — Wingfoilweather Original exact/candidate source for Maui – Kanaha: https://www.ventosurf.com/spot/maui-kanaha Exact/current resource: https://www.mauicounty.gov/Facil wingfoilweather.com findwingfoil.com Top 10 Wing Foiling Spots Around The World — FindWingFoil https://findwingfoil.com/top-10-wing-foiling-spots-around-the-world findwingfoil.com

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