Maui Surf

Ho’okipa is slowly getting back to work after taking its own summer vacation as surfers welcomed the new energy from the swell with open arms.

Summer 2012 has been mostly wind swell, with lack of southern swell activity. But a small northwest swell is expected by Friday.

The most fundamental maneuver in surfing, the bottom turn.

Hawaii’s John John Florence was looking extra smooth, taking late drops, packing no-handed backside barrels, getting spit out into the channel, and breaking through whitewater to earn himself a third place finish.

Surfing is essentially a mental battle with yourself as you constantly try to tell your body to perform. Here is how important a strong and clear mind is when surfing.

The importance of having the right surfboard to handle the big Winter swells.

Technology has become so advanced that viewers can watch their favorite surfers in real time from across the globe.

Maui is very affected by its wind and most people pay it no mind. But to surfers, it dictates every day. Here’s a simple explanation of how it works.

A much-anticipated south swell arrived in the islands Monday (8/6), but to everyone on Maui’s surprise, the swell was downgraded from 3 to 5-feet to 1 to 3+ foot faces with a reinforcement swell arriving Tuesday.

A small but manageable southwest swell has produced decent waves for the south shore of Maui and the rest of Hawaii, and may continue Monday and Tuesday.

Maui’s outer islands, although beautiful to look at, in fact block and/or redirect most of the south swells to select spots on the island.

Here are some tips that can help improve your sessions by earning a spot in the lineup on Maui’s waves.

Small surf got you down? Here are some ways to keep the stoke level high and cure the small wave summer time blues on Maui.

The world’s best female surfers gathered in the south of France last week for Event No. 6 of 7 on the 2012 Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour, the Roxy Pro Biarritz.

A pair of Hana surfers found themselves locked in a championship duel Sunday of an Association of Surfing Professionals three-star event in El Salvador.

The National Weather Service forecasts surf heights to be in the 5 to 8 foot range.

For the official First Day of Summer on Wednesday, June 20 several Maui surfers found themselves at west side surf spot Launiupoko Beach Park.

An audience of over 500 people came to the MACC on the final night of the Maui Film Festival, Sunday, June 17, to see the US premiere of JAWS: Changing The Game.

Over 40 kite surfers gathered on Saturday, July 9 at Kanaha Beach Park’s “Naish Beach” to participate in the first non-competitive triangle race in Naish’s 2012 Summer Kite Race Series.

Maui’s north shore saw some early summer action this weekend after a long wait at popular windsurf and kite surf spots Ho’okipa and Kanaha beach parks.