Photo: Shauna Altman / UnsplashBeach breaks, boardshorts water year-round, quiet nomad scene.
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At a glance
Peak season—51% surfable at peak
Suits—no month clears our bar
Boardboth · longboardbeach
Water24.4–26.7°CBoardshorts most of the year
Internet309 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$2,450+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
3 spots within 25 km · 3 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazardsrips
Spot details
- Kazuma Surfboards International3.4 km
- Jawsbeach8.7 km
- Hawaiian Island Surf And Sport12.1 km
3 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (9)
Coworking3 listed
- Above The WaveView on Google
- The Cohana - Maui's Coworking SpaceView on Google
- Maui Research Technology Center: Cohana Officeswork-friendly — not a dedicated coworking spaceView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- Espresso MafiaView on Google
- Story Maui presents The Daily PourView on Google
- Maui Garden Grove CafeView on Google
Gyms3 listed
- CrossFit Upcountry MauiView on Google
- Maui Powerhouse GymView on Google
- Level Up MauiView on Google
The surf year
Peak consistency 51% · below our season thresholdSurfable days by month · intermediateBest window — · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
51peak · Jan
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
o-hdmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmido-hd
Wind ok
39%28%28%20%10%2%2%5%10%22%14%23%
Water
25°25°24°25°25°26°26°26°27°26°26°26°
Barsless surfablemore
WaterBoardshorts24°+
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 19% | 22% | 23% | 18% | 18% | 10% | 5% | 7% | 14% | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| Intermediate | 51% | 41% | 37% | 27% | 19% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 17% | 34% | 23% | 32% |
| Advanced | 53% | 42% | 34% | 22% | 14% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 13% | 32% | 22% | 33% |
Working from here
median 309 Mbps · no known coworking · from $1,390 a month · leans quietInternet speedmedian download · Ookla309 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party10 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,390–$2,640
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,450–$4,080
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Hamakuapoko.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportKahului International Airport
CodeOGG
Distance10 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction