About This Spot
Maui / Crack Beach, Hawaii (USA) is one of the world's premier wind-sports destinations, located in Hawaii (USA).
Situated in North America, the spot offers Chop and Small waves water conditions, making it ideal for experienced riders pushing their limits.
With reliable winds throughout the season, Maui / Crack Beach, Hawaii (USA) delivers the kind of sessions that keep riders coming back year after year.
Why Riders Love It
Probably the nicest kite beach on Maui, great exposure to easterly trade winds. When the wind is offshore at Kitebeach, it is side shore at Method Beach. The narliest wind on Maui is the easterly trades. Most of the kite beaches are in a wind shadow and tough to launch from especially in easterly trades. Method has great exposure and the wind is 5-10 mph less when the super narly winds fill in. If there is a high around, this spot works. It is a marginal to poor beach on Northerlies.
When to Go
Year round season. Warm and nice weather and water.
What to Expect
Super smooth inside, fantastic glassy reform middle wave, bitchen right hander outside. Big channel downwind...riders have to be able to get upwind with less wind than it takes to waterstart (upwind board drag). You don't want to go down wind of Method , unless riding across the bay. Killer wave spot in winter.
Wind & Conditions
Probably the nicest kite beach on Maui, great exposure to easterly trade winds. When the wind is offshore at Kitebeach, it is side shore at Method Beach. The narliest wind on Maui is the easterly trades. Most of the kite beaches are in a wind shadow and tough to launch from especially in easterly trades. Method has great exposure and the wind is 5-10 mph less when the super narly winds fill in. If there is a high around, this spot works. It is a marginal to poor beach on Northerlies.
Best Months
Water Conditions
Super smooth inside, fantastic glassy reform middle wave, bitchen right hander outside. Big channel downwind...riders have to be able to get upwind with less wind than it takes to waterstart (upwind board drag). You don't want to go down wind of Method , unless riding across the bay. Killer wave spot in winter.
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Facilities & Access
📍 Getting There
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Minutes from the airport, Method Beach is directly downwind from kitebeach. The easiest way to get there is to park across the street from the shops. There is a nature trail through cool lagoons to the beach. Method Beach is the last beach on the Northeast side of the island, and is used as an exit point for downwinders.
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