La Perouse Bay

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About

This area is remote, there is not much of a beach.

Additional Info:
If you hear there is a big south swell running head to the south east corner of Maui for a look.
A friend and I surfed La Perouse Bay alone for an hour an 2 consecutive days before anyone else turned up. Then there was only a total of 5 in the water. On one of these days a ll said he had lived on Maui all his life and this was the best he had seen it.

Location

Access

The bay is easy to find. You go about as far around the south east shore of Maui as possible.La Perouse Bay is located at the end of Makena Alanui Road. Travel from Wailea on Wailea Alanui Road, the road turns into Makena Alanui Road and continues on past Ahihi Bay, keep going past Ahihi Bay for a few miles. When the road becomes a 4 wheel drive road you're there. Park where you can. There is parking by the ocean and more by the La Perouse Historical marker. Then you have to walk about 15 min south to get there.

Getting there
Walk
Short walk (5-15 min)
Public access
Yes
4x4 required
Unknown
Boat required
Unknown
Wave characteristics
Type
Reef (rocky)
Direction
Left
Bottom
Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.)
Power
Unknown
Frequency
Sometimes breaks (50 days/year)
Normal length
Short (<50m)
Good day length
Short (<50m)
Ideal conditions
Wind direction
Unknown
Swell direction
Unknown
Swell size
5ft-6ft - 16ft and over
Tide
Don't know
Tide movement
Don't know
Crowd
Week
Empty
Weekend
Few surfers

Dangers

None

Videos

None

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Dumps

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Direction
Left
Bottom
Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.)
Frequency
Sometimes breaks (50 days/year)

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Direction
Right and left
Bottom
Sandy with rock
Frequency
Very consistent (150+ days/year)

Little beach

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Direction
Right and left
Bottom
Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.)
Frequency
Sometimes breaks (50 days/year)