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Maui kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Finland

Spot currently openIntermediate level 63.51 | 22.3

Overview

Maui is a kitesurfing spot located on the west coast of Finland, in Ostrobothnia, in the Gulf of Bothnia. Despite its tropical name, this spot offers Nordic conditions with an open body of water facing west. Dominant southwest and west winds. Sandy bottom. Suitable for intermediate riders. Wetsuit required. Popular with locals.
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Spot forecast for Maui

Sunrise 08:33 · Sunset 17:57

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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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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

302h

in August · 25 rideable days

The season runs from August to December, peaking in August: 22 rideable days a month and 302 hours of usable wind, at 10 °C. The low point is July, at 14 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 16.5 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 14 rideable days14 d J August: 25 rideable days25 d A September: 21 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 21 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 16.5 rideable days J February: 21 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days M April: 20 rideable days A May: 22 rideable days M June: 22.5 rideable days J July: 14 rideable days14 d J August: 25 rideable days25 d A September: 21 rideable days S October: 23.5 rideable days O November: 21 rideable days N December: 21 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 68%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 68% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -4 °C. The wettest month is August, with 109 mm.

Monthly averages: Maui
Monthly averages — 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 16.5 119 h -4 °C 47 mm
February 21.0 203 h -1 °C 36 mm
March 20.0 224 h 3 °C 26 mm
April 20.0 189 h 5 °C 41 mm
May 22.0 230 h 13 °C 24 mm
June 22.5 251 h 17 °C 57 mm
July 14.0 145 h 22 °C 90 mm
August 25.0 302 h 19 °C 109 mm
September 21.0 211 h 16 °C 64 mm
October 23.5 230 h 9 °C 72 mm
November 21.0 161 h 3 °C 77 mm
December 21.0 126 h 1 °C 76 mm

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Technical details of Maui spot

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

The spot works with winds from S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: N, SSE, NW, NNW.

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Open all year round
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Intermediate

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