Best Time to Ride · Hilo – Honoliʻi vs Maui – Ho'okipa
Hilo – Honoliʻi vs Maui – Ho'okipa: which is better for surfing?
Hilo – Honoliʻi or Maui – Ho'okipa? Month by month: windy days, waves and water temperature side by side, from years of weather data.
Updated November 2026 · weather data 2022–2026
In short
- Maui – Ho'okipa has bigger waves in 12 of 12 months.
- Hilo – Honoliʻi has warmer water in 2 of 12 months.
- Best months at Hilo – Honoliʻi: January–February.
- Best months at Maui – Ho'okipa: February, November–December.
- 186 km apart.
BestJan–Feb
Honoliʻi
Hilo · United States
Intermediate and up · 25°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ ITO 6 km
Wave height per month (m, average daily max)
JFMAMJJASOND1.21.31.11.11.11.10.911.111.11.1
Water temperature per month (°C)
JFMAMJJASOND252524252526262727272626
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BestFeb, Nov–Dec
Ho'okipa
Maui · United States
Advanced only · 25°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ OGG 9 km
Wave height per month (m, average daily max)
JFMAMJJASOND1.92.11.71.61.51.41.41.41.41.622.1
Water temperature per month (°C)
JFMAMJJASOND252524252526262627262626
Best time to go →Wave height: average daily maximum. Water: average sea surface temperature.