For the more adventurous watersports enthusiast who feels the urge to ride the wild surf, Planet Surf Rentals offers surfboards and boogie boards. With his goal to impart proper techniques, etiquette, and traditions, Hedemann teaches the sport on an uncrowded beach conveniently located in Waikiki. TOP Maui Windsurfing is a popular sport on Maui. Using a sail attached to a surfboard, wave riders skim the ocean surface. Mai Poina Oe Lau Beach Park in Kihei is another favorite spot.
Waves consistently break at heights of ten to fifteen, sometimes twenty-five feet.
Only the pros surf Hookipa. Novices should practice off Lahaina town, at Kanaha, Kihei, and Spreckelsville. Gear can be rented at several sports shops in Paia. Maui has several areas with world-class waves. Hookipa has consistently good surf, and La Perouse has big surf, best left for the experts.