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your car. The wave here is a rocky beach break that works best at low tide, so be careful
paddling out over the shallow rocks.
WINDSURFING
Maui is one of world's top windsurfing destinations. Walking along Kanaha Beach Park,
you'll hear salty-haired windsurfers conversing in everything from Portuguese to Japan-
ese. The summer trade winds are consistent, arriving like clockwork around 11am to offer
5-6 hours of steady, flat water. During winter, the trade winds aren't nearly as consistent
and waves reach 15 feet or higher.
There's strictly no windsurfing before 11am, and Kanaha is split into two main launch-
ing areas conveniently named Uppers and Lowers. Many of the windsurfing schools op-
erate by Uppers at a cove known as Kook's Beach. Lowers is in the area by the lifeguard
tower and is the preferred launching point for most Maui visitors. In between the two areas
is a roped-off swimming zone off limits to all windsurfers even if you're swimming your
board. If there are waves breaking on the reef, you'll notice a channel off the lifeguard
stand where you can get past the break and out beyond the surf.
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