The report · Hookipa · Kite · November · 6 pages

WindChaserSpot report

Maui, Hawaii, United States

Hookipa

KiteNovember

60% of November days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

November sits outside the best months here. This report carries the record for November as it is, and no direction or session norm, because there is none to quote. Section 02 shows the year-by-year spread; section 06 shows which months to come instead.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month windrecord only02The month's own records03Full stays, schools & kit04Per-launch notesno data05Zones, rock ledge & currents06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits
Guide
Compiled by WindChaser
27 Sep 2026Record
2017 to 2026, hourly
Open-Meteo, ECMWF IFS HRES 9 kmNormals
2017 to 2026
Nine Novembers
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Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind

Rideable-day share by month, all three sports

Share of days with three or more daylight hours over each sport's threshold, counted from the record at 12 kt, Windsurf 13 kt and Wing 12 kt.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecKite434954627692969080596060Windsurf384348577088958475555751Wing434954627692969080596060

Blue fill scales with the share. Selected month outlined. Threshold per row: Kite 12 kt · Windsurf 13 kt · Wing 12 kt.

Where the wind sits, November

Share of daylight hours in each speed band, blue above the threshold.

4–7
8–11
12–15
16–19
20–23
24–27
28–31

Not drawn: 15% of daylight hours under 4 kt.

When in the day, November

Share of days over 12 kt at each daylight hour.

8am
9
10
11
12pm
1pm
2
3
4
5
6pm

Rideable hours, not all hours. Every wind figure in this report is the mean over hours above the threshold.

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November's own records

The month's own figures from nine Novembers in the record, 2017 to 2026. Not the year's average.

Rideable days18 of 30Nine Novembers in the record
Wind, rideable hours16 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air24.4°CMaximum
Hours over 12 kt6.3 a dayDaylight, all days averaged
BeforeOctober59%18 rideable days in 31
Your monthNovember60%18 rideable days in 30
AfterDecember60%18 rideable days in 31

What the percentage hides. A month at 80% can be twenty-four steady days or three windy weeks broken by a dead front.

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Full stays, schools & kit

Stays

The Inn at Mama’s Fish HouseInn · Next to HookipaBeachfront and garden cottages and suites on a beach next door to Hookipa, beside Mama’s Fish House restaurant.
Aloha Surf HostelHostel · 3.3 km from Hookipa · BudgetHostel on Baldwin Avenue in Paia, between Hookipa and Kanaha, with six-bed dorms, private rooms and secure gear storage for dorm guests.
Paia InnHotel · 3.3 km from HookipaBoutique hotel on the Hana Highway in Paia town, with rooms and suites a short walk from the beach.

Lessons

HST, Hawaiian Sailboarding TechniquesSchool · Windsurf · Kite · WingWindsurfing, kitesurfing and wing lessons on Maui, up to shortboard and jibing.
Action Sports MauiSchool · Kite · Windsurf · WingWindsurfing lessons at Kanaha Beach Park. Recommends a wave sailing lesson for a first time wave sailing on Maui.

Kit

Second WindRental · Windsurf · Kite · FoilWindsurfing dealer since 1985, on the Hana Highway in Kahului. Windsurf, kite and foil rentals.
Hi-Tech Surf SportsRental · WindsurfRental and demo centre, with shops in Kahului, Kihei and Paia.

Price band $ to $$$ only where sourced; none shown means none held. Contact details and brands stocked join this table when the operator directory is connected.

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Per-launch notes

Hookipa, western end
Low—Mid—High—

No tide information found for this launch.

Lanes
Low—Mid—High—

The Maui Kitesurf Community: low tide on small days, high tide on big days, for an easier launch.

Tide data not yet available for this spot. The record holds wind, air and waves, not tide. Until a tide source is connected, the tables above stay empty rather than estimated. What the guide says about tide is on the next page, in words.

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Zones, rock ledge & currents

Every hazard on the spot page, repeated here in full. Read this before you get wet.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Hookipa zonesZone A is for swimming and surfing only: no sailboard or other water craft. Zone B is designated for surfing when five or more people are surfing in it, and Zone C when ten or more are; in both, no sailboard may be operated within the surf break area. In Zone C, access for sailboards between the surf break and the shoreline must be provided at all times. Zone D is for pole and net fishing, with no sailboards.
Rock ledge and currentsAction Sports Maui says Hookipa is strictly for advanced windsurfers only: a sailor must be an accomplished wave sailor and a very strong swimmer. A tiny sand beach and a big rock ledge make launching and landing critical. The currents are strong and drag towards the rocks, and the shore downwind is rocky. For a first time wave sailing on Maui, Action Sports Maui points to Lowers at Kanaha.
Windsurfing rulesGo in and out by the most direct route the wind allows, follow the rules of the road for sailing vessels, and keep at least 200 feet from a dive flag.
Humpback whalesWithin 200 nautical miles of the islands of Hawaii it is unlawful to approach within 100 yards of a humpback whale, by any means.
Kites launch at LanesThe Maui Kitesurf Community says there is no kite launching at Hookipa: kiters launch at Lanes, just west. It says kiting at Hookipa is by agreement only when fewer than ten windsurfers and surfers are out.
Lifeguards and emergenciesThe County of Maui says lifeguards are on duty from 8am to 4:30pm; Hawaii Ocean Safety lists 8am to 4:45pm. When no lifeguard is in the tower, call 911.
The rock ledge, the reef and the currents

Hookipa has a tiny sand beach and a big rock ledge, and launching and landing over it is critical. The breaks are reef, close to the shore. The currents are strong and drag towards the rocks, and the shore downwind is rocky. Action Sports Maui says a sailor must be an accomplished wave sailor and a very strong swimmer.

The zones, surfers and the kite launch

Under Hawaii Administrative Rules §13-256-127, Zone A is for swimming and surfing only; Zones B and C are designated for surfing when five or more, and ten or more, people are surfing in them, and no sailboard may be operated within their surf break areas; Zone D is for pole and net fishing. Guides give surfers the mornings, before 11am; the state chapter read has no such rule for Hookipa, so it is local custom. Kiters launch at Lanes, just west, not at Hookipa. Lifeguards are on duty from 8am to 4:30pm, per the County of Maui (Hawaii Ocean Safety lists 8am to 4:45pm); when no lifeguard is in the tower, call 911.

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Getting there, packing & best months

Nearest airportKahului (OGG)About 15 km by road, around 20 minutes, on the Hana Highway.
SeasonMay to SeptemberThe months the record shows the most rideable days. July is the pick. The biggest waves come in winter.
Getting aroundCarHana Highway, mile marker 9, near Paia. Three car parks with more than 170 spaces and more than 30 street spaces. The park is open from 7am to 8pm.
What to pack
BeachRock and reef. A tiny sand beach and a big rock ledge. Mostly rock and reef, with small pockets of sand.WavesReef breaks. Close to the shore. Biggest in winter; smaller swell and a steady wind in summer.Water temperature24 to 27°C. About 75 to 80°F through the year, from Safe to Swim Hawaii, not measured.LaunchCritical. Over the rock ledge, at the western end of the beach near the grassy bluff.KitRent in Kahului. No hire at the beach. Second Wind rents windsurf, kite and foil kit in Kahului.
Kite sizes for November

November has no session mean to size from, so no sizes are given.

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Best months, Kite. Record.

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Sources, and their limits

Where each section of this report comes from. Record is measured. Modelled is computed by a formula because no measurement exists yet; it looks like data and is not. Written is WindChaser's editorial copy, compiled from the sources below.

§WhatSourceLimit
01Kite month sharesRecordCounted at 12 kt for three daylight hours from ecmwf_ifs (ECMWF IFS HRES) at 9 km, cell 3.63 km from the spot, January 2017 to September 2026, 9 to 10 years a month, no station correction.
01Windsurf and Wing month sharesRecordCounted at 13 kt (Windsurf) and 12 kt (Wing) from the same series, by the same rule as the Kite share.
01Direction, strength, when it blowsWrittenDirection from Safe to Swim Hawaii, an independent safety guide; no first-hand source gives the facing of the launch. Strength and time of day read from the record.
02The month’s recordsRecordA 9 km global model, not a station. Not checked against a weather station or a second model: treat the shares as a guide.
03Stays, schools and kitWrittenConfirmed on each business’s own website; no school or hire at Hookipa itself. One stay is on the beach next door; a hostel and a hotel in Paia, 3 km away, were added on 30 September 2026. Everything nearer is a private holiday let. No price band on a listing; the cost tier rests on HST’s published lesson prices.
04Tide windowsMissingNo tide source in the pipeline. The section renders its empty state.
05Hazards, zones and rulesWrittenZones and windsurfing rules read first hand in Hawaii Administrative Rules chapter 13-256; the whale rule in 50 CFR 216.19. Lifeguard hours from the County of Maui (the state list gives 4:45pm). The 11am custom and the kite agreement from guides and the club, not law.
06Airports, access, packing, kite sizesWrittenRoad distance from OSRM routing; parking and park hours from the County of Maui. Water temperature from Safe to Swim Hawaii, not measured. Sizes derived from the session mean.
MapsMissingNo drawn maps for this spot. No surveyed coordinates for the launches. The zone map was not read.

The record

Hourly wind, 2017 to 2026, from ECMWF IFS HRES via Open-Meteo: a 9 km grid, read at the cell 3.6 km from the spot. It knows the wind over the cell, not the gust on the sand in front of you, and it knows the bearing, not the coastline: "side-onshore" is a rider's reading of the bearing. Each month is counted over nine to ten years.

What we could not source for Hookipa

The zone map (Exhibit "WW") that places zones A to D. A first-hand source for the facing of the launch. Crowds by month. A Hawaii Department of Health water quality reading, and a first-hand reading of the local vibe. Tide information. A station check on the wind record. Surveyed launch coordinates. Where any of these is missing above, the section says so rather than filling itself.

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

Compiled by WindChaser, 27 Sep 2026. Hero photograph on the spot page by James Brennan, CC BY 3.0. Report generated 22 Oct 2026 from record version 2026.10; a report and its spot page are rendered from the same data and cannot disagree.

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