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Big Beach / Maui kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

United States · Hawaï

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 6 m 20.63 | -156.45

Overview

Big Beach (Makena Beach) is a spectacular spot located on the southwest coast of Maui. This large golden sand beach is exposed to the trade winds that wrap around West Maui Mountain. Wind conditions are less consistent than on the north coast, but when the trade winds blow strong, the spot offers waves and a challenging water area. The powerful shore break and currents make it a spot reserved for advanced riders.

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Spot forecast for Big Beach / Maui

Sunrise 06:22 · Sunset 17:58

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 1.3 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:250.4 m04:500.3 m11:560.6 m18:530.2 m00:560.5 m06:000.3 m12:320.6 m19:110.2 m01:250.6 m06:580.3 m13:030.6 m19:290.1 m01:540.6 m07:500.2 m13:350.6 m19:500.1 m02:260.7 m08:390.2 m15:070.6 m20:150.1 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.1 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.1 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.1 m

Big Beach / Maui: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

14h

in February · 2.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are February, January and November, at 2 rideable days and 25 °C. The low point is May, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

0 1 2 3 January: 2 rideable days J February: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d F March: 0.5 rideable days M April: 1 rideable days A May: 0 rideable days0 d M June: 0 rideable days0 d J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 0 rideable days0 d O November: 1.5 rideable days N December: 0.5 rideable days D 0 1 2 3 January: 2 rideable days J February: 2.5 rideable days2.5 d F March: 0.5 rideable days M April: 1 rideable days A May: 0 rideable days0 d M June: 0 rideable days0 d J July: 0 rideable days0 d J August: 0 rideable days0 d A September: 0 rideable days0 d S October: 0 rideable days0 d O November: 1.5 rideable days N December: 0.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 24 °C. The wettest month is January, with 294 mm.

Monthly averages: Big Beach / Maui
Monthly averages — Big Beach / Maui — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 2.0 10 h 24 °C 294 mm
February 2.5 14 h 24 °C 36 mm
March 0.5 3 h 25 °C 125 mm
April 1.0 7 h 25 °C 129 mm
May 0.0 3 h 26 °C 136 mm
June 0.0 1 h 27 °C 87 mm
July 0.0 0 h 27 °C 53 mm
August 0.0 1 h 28 °C 95 mm
September 0.0 0 h 28 °C 97 mm
October 0.0 0 h 27 °C 77 mm
November 1.5 5 h 26 °C 95 mm
December 0.5 2 h 25 °C 41 mm

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Technical details of Big Beach / Maui spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Depending on conditions N E S W

The spot works with winds from NNE, NE, ENE, E.

Depending on conditions: N, ESE, NNW.

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