Is Maui dead as windsurfing vacation destination?

[isobars]

Did you try the actual snorkeling spots, or just go snorkeling wherever you happened to be? It matters. Besides ... Maui ain't the Caribbean, or even the Florida Keys; it's just not as clear. An old native Maui lady who has free-dived the Maui coastline her whole life for her income told me early one morning on the Kihei beach that visibility has gotten steadily and noticeably worse every few years as long as she can remember.

I found the Caymans orders of magnitude clearer, but the hands-down clearest water I've ever snorkeled or SCUBA dived in are wild Florida sinkholes and deep springs like Wakulla. They are at least as clear as country air, and can be hundreds of feet deep ... a spooky combination.

[beaglebuddy]

I've snorkeled and dived in many places in the world but the clearest water I recall was in the Molokini crater, I could see all the way across it.
I wouldn't snorkel near shore on Maui these days because of the rash of shark attacks especially on the south shore.
I still see people windsurfing most days on the webcam, http://www.mauiwindcam.com/streaming/kanaha/
Just not AS windy, for me on Kauai, I'm looking at 10M+ sails

[tm00]

How is the middle/end of Aug usually for wind/waves.
From the data I have seen it appears Aug is not a good month

[dllee]

Late August, go to Hood River.
Snorkling in Maui, the worst 2 months for wind, August-Sept. And for waves, unless a big S wraps up, then you go to Kehei side, SE of Pavilions.

[quigley]

OK, let's get back to the topic....windsurfing Maui....not snorkeling Maui !
I have been to Maui many times. Four weeks staying on the north shore for each of the last 5 years. Mid August to Mid September the last 3 years. In 2014 I sailed a 4.7 or smaller on 20 of 27 days. In 2013 sailed 21 of 27 days , also on small sails and wave boards. In 2013 the first swell was Aug. 30. In 2014 it was Sept. 7.
When the trade winds don't blow you can SUP or even SUP sail if they are light. I don 't count those days toward windsurfing but they can be a lot of fun.
Is Maui over as a windsurf destination ? NO WAY !,

[beallmd]

Summer on Maui; good for wind, bad for waves. Winter exact opposite. August is usually very good for wind but not as much as the peak months of June and July. Sometimes there are smallish waves that pop up without being predicted on the north shore, usually in the head high range (they seem to pass the bouys without detection), while the classic south swells are rare indeed after going there in the summer since 1988. Wind graph from Vela, but I think it underestimates August; http://www.velawindsurf.com/html/pages/destinations/maui/wind-reports.php

[keycocker]

There is a correct post. Thanks beallmd..

[daKine]

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