Paia, United States

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About Paia

Paia is a town in Hawaii, United States. From Paia you can reach 16 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Paia, a kite and windsurf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is OGG, 6 km away.

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Staying in Paia

8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: OGG, 6 km, JHM, 32 km, HNM, 39 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Paia.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Paia each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 9 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Paia too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Kanaha7.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Kahului, 3 km

4 ft160 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kanaha, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	35, poor	4 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 smushy	68kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	35, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	24°C

Hookipa3.7 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hookipa, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	4 ft7 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	4 ft6 smushy	130kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	3 ft7 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 scrumbling	85kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	26°C

Hookipa3.7 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hookipa, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	4 ft7 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	4 ft6 smushy	130kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	3 ft7 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 scrumbling	85kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	26°C

Turtle Bay4.3 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Turtle Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	4 ft7 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	4 ft6 smushy	130kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	3 ft7 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 scrumbling	85kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	26°C

Kuau Pipes3.2 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kuau Pipes, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	4 ft7 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	4 ft6 smushy	130kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	3 ft7 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 scrumbling	85kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	26°C

Sunrises3.4 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sunrises, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	4 ft7 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	4 ft6 smushy	130kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	3 ft7 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 scrumbling	85kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	26°C

Paia bay1.9 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Paia bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	4 ft7 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	4 ft6 smushy	130kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	34, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	3 ft7 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	40, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	85kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	26°C

Baldwin beach2.8 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft130 kJ

4 ft144 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

3 ft71 kJ

3 ft76 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Baldwin beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	4 ft7 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	4 ft6 smushy	130kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 16 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	144kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	3 ft6 smushy	71kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	3 ft7 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	85kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	26°C

Waiehu beach park12.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Wailuku, 4 km

4 ft160 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Waiehu beach park, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft7 smushy	68kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	24°C

Churches11.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Kahului, 2 km

4 ft160 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Churches, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 smushy	68kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	24°C

Paukukalo11.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Kahului, 2 km

4 ft160 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Paukukalo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 smushy	68kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	24°C

Big Eds10.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Kahului, 1 km

4 ft160 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Big Eds, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	3 ft7 smushy	68kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	24°C

Kahului Harbor10.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Kahului, 1 km

4 ft160 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kahului Harbor, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	3 ft7 smushy	68kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	24°C

Pier one9.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Kahului, 2 km

4 ft160 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

4 ft139 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pier one, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	19, poor	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft7 smushy	68kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	24°C

Ma'alaea - Freight trains18.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Kihei, 7 kmNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft35 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft99 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ma'alaea - Freight trains, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	40kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	53kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	60kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	99kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	26°C

Peahi10.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Haiku, 5 kmExperts only

5 ft170 kJ

5 ft165 kJ

5 ft181 kJ

5 ft139 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

3 ft108 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Peahi, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 17 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	5 ft7 smushy	165kJ	wind from the east, 17 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	5 ft7 smushy	181kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	5 ft6 smushy	139kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft9 shollow	69kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 shollow	57kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	3 ft8 shollow	108kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	25°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Paia, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Paia

Paia 0.4 km · stays here

Windsurf near Paia

Paia 0.4 km · stays here

Places to eat near Paia

Paia Fish marketHawaiian · 0.1 km from the centre
Only Ono Bbq, Inc.Chinese · 0.4 km from the centre
nyloS RestaurantAmerican · 1.4 km from the centre
UptownPizza · 1.4 km from the centre
Cafe Des AmisMediterranean · 1.6 km from the centre
Lima Cocina + CantinaPeruvian · 1.6 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits