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Wing foil and Parawing at Kahului, Maui: when to go, stats and leaderboard

Maui, Hawaii, United States

Kahului is busiest between April and August: sessions usually start between 11:00 and 15:00. 48% of sessions are Wing foil.

Sessions, 12 months
2,995
Riders, 12 months
180
Sessions, 30 days
224
Record, 12 months
35.5 kn
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Leaderboard

Best session of each rider in the last 12 months, from the Waterspeed leaderboard. Updated every day.

Wing foil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Michael Scholes32.2 kn 59.6 km/h
2Fam DeW31.4 kn 58.1 km/h
3Rex Hatter30.2 kn 56.0 km/h
4Michael Tucker28.7 kn 53.1 km/h
5Anonymous rider27.8 kn 51.4 km/h
6riccardo zorzi26.8 kn 49.7 km/h
7Monika E. Hagen25.2 kn 46.7 km/h
8Alan Cadiz22.9 kn 42.5 km/h
9michaela picmanova22.7 kn 42.1 km/h
10Cecily Robyn Lough22.3 kn 41.3 km/h

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Windsurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Anonymous rider28.2 kn 52.2 km/h
2Andy Bubble Chambers27.9 kn 51.7 km/h
3Anonymous rider26.7 kn 49.4 km/h
4Sarah Jackson26.6 kn 49.3 km/h
5Nico26.6 kn 49.2 km/h
6Anonymous rider24.7 kn 45.7 km/h
7Cliff23.9 kn 44.3 km/h
8Tom23.7 kn 43.9 km/h
9Paul Nowak23.5 kn 43.6 km/h
10MPritch22.4 kn 41.5 km/h

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Windfoil: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Fam DeW35.5 kn 65.7 km/h
2Greg Carson27.9 kn 51.7 km/h
3Nils Rosenblad20.0 kn 37.1 km/h
4Tom19.4 kn 35.9 km/h
5Chris Blakeslee18.8 kn 34.8 km/h
6Patrick18.5 kn 34.2 km/h
7Tom Wolf15.9 kn 29.4 km/h
8Sadia15.7 kn 29.1 km/h
9Friday15.1 kn 28.0 km/h
10brett williams14.5 kn 26.9 km/h

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Kitesurf: top 10 by top speed

#RiderTop speedDate
1Tim Whelan23.9 kn 44.2 km/h
2Karl Rohlfing22.2 kn 41.2 km/h
3Jon McCabe20.1 kn 37.2 km/h
4Woody Woodward19.8 kn 36.6 km/h
5Scott Drexler18.6 kn 34.5 km/h
6Daniel Gutenberg16.7 kn 30.9 km/h

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When to go

Sessions by month

  • Jan293
  • Feb263
  • Mar180
  • Apr275
  • May488
  • Jun353
  • Jul385
  • Aug276
  • Sep184
  • Oct196
  • Nov102
  • Dec0

Best month by sport

  • Wing foilMay223
  • ParawingAugust77
  • WindsurfJuly52
  • WindfoilMay32
  • FoilMay52
  • DownwindJune49
  • HydrofoilJanuary41
  • EfoilJanuary30
  • CanoeJanuary11
  • SUPOctober10
  • KitesurfJuly11
  • Kite foilMay11

Sessions by time of day

Most sessions start between 11:00 and 15:00. Local start time.

  • 5:005
  • 6:008
  • 7:0033
  • 8:0052
  • 9:0062
  • 10:0071
  • 11:00452
  • 12:00579
  • 13:00567
  • 14:00474
  • 15:00287
  • 16:00203
  • 17:00175
  • 18:0027

Sports

Wind direction

Direction from weather model

  • NE1,669
  • N991
  • E264
  • S23
  • SW23
  • SE19
  • NW5
  • W1
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Questions

When is the best time to go to Kahului?

Sessions at Kahului are mostly between April and August. The busiest month is May, with 488 sessions in the last 12 months.

Is Kahului better in the morning or in the afternoon?

Most sessions start between 11:00 and 15:00, local time. 23% start before noon and 77% from noon on.

Which sports do people practise at Kahului?

Wing foil (48%), Parawing (11%), Windsurf (8%), Windfoil (7%), and Foil (6%). Waterspeed recorded 2,995 sessions here in the last 12 months.

What is the speed record at Kahului?

35.5 knots (65.7 km/h), Windfoil, on February 13, 2026. It is the fastest session at Kahului on the Waterspeed leaderboard in the last 12 months.

Who is at the top of the Wing foil leaderboard at Kahului?

Michael Scholes, with 32.2 knots on July 14, 2026. The top 10 is on this page; the full leaderboard is on leaderboard.waterspeedapp.com.

Data: Waterspeed leaderboard sessions. Town positions: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.