Top 10 parawing spots in Oceania
The best parawing spots over the whole year.
Find the best time to goTap a spot to see when to go: wind, waves, water temperature, sun and rain in every month, from years of weather statistics.
Updated October 2026 · weather data 2022–2026
In short
- Top picks: Kanaha Beach Park – Maui (United States), Oahu – Kailua Beach (United States) & Opunake (New Zealand).
Kanaha Beach Park – MauiUnited States · best July8 good monthsIntermediate and up · 26°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ OGG 0 km2
Oahu – Kailua BeachUnited States · best July4 good monthsIntermediate and up · 26°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ HNL 22 km3
OpunakeNew Zealand · best September–October7 good monthsIntermediate and up · 14°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit and boots · ✈ NPL 57 km4
Safety Bay – Bent StreetAustralia · best January, December4 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 23°C water in season, shorty · ✈ PER 46 km5
PlimmertonNew Zealand · best September–October6 good monthsIntermediate and up · 14°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit and boots · ✈ WLG 27 km6
LancelinAustralia · best January, December2 good monthsIntermediate and up · 23°C water in season, shorty · ✈ PER 119 km7
RangiputaNew Zealand · best October3 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 17°C water in season, 4/3 wetsuit · ✈ KAT 21 km8
Nelson – Rabbit IslandNew Zealand · best October, December3 good monthsBeginner-friendly · 17°C water in season, 4/3 wetsuit · ✈ NSN 8 km9
MuriwaiNew Zealand · best September3 good monthsIntermediate and up · 15°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit and boots · ✈ AKL 38 km10
Foxton BeachNew Zealand · best October2 good monthsIntermediate and up · 15°C water in season, 5/4 wetsuit and boots · ✈ PMR 38 kmHow this list is made: A good month has at least 12 windy days. The score adds how good the best half of the year is and how much of the year is good; warm water counts a little. Spots with a local thermal wind are left out of the wind rankings, because weather models miss their wind.