Waves
Side-off setups where you stash and surf hands-free. Reef depth versus your mast, honestly rated.
Europe 7
Carcavelos, Portugal
Carcavelos / Costa da Caparica parawing assessment: a fast Lisbon beach break needing a cross/side wind day. Inferred from wing records, not proven.
Flag Beach, Spain
Flag Beach, north Fuerteventura: side-shore NE-NW trades, rolling waves, dense school scene. Parawing use is inferred, not documented.
Guincho, Portugal
Guincho parawing assessment: thermal Nortada cross-on wind, punchy beach break, flanking rocks. Suitability inferred from wind-sports records, not proven.
Majanicho, Spain
Majanicho, north Fuerteventura: clean reef point, long peeling walls, cross to cross-off NE trades. Expert-only, and parawing use is inferred.
Sotavento, Spain
Sotavento lagoon, Fuerteventura: tidal flat water, N/NE trades 15–35 kt Apr–Sep, René Egli rescue cover. Parawing guide to tides, zones and hazards.
Tarifa, Spain
Tarifa parawing guide: Levante vs Poniente, where the water is actually flat, Rio Jara rules, summer zones, and why a stashed wing needs rescue cover.
Valdevaqueros, Spain
Valdevaqueros parawing assessment: Poniente side-onshore days give small rolling waves and a dune safety zone; Levante is offshore. Inferred, not proven.
Africa 6
Big Bay, South Africa
Big Bay, Cape Town: sheltered access, side-shore SE and small-to-medium rolling waves. The most parawing-friendly Cape Town option, by analysis.
Manawa (Le Morne), Mauritius
Manawa, Le Morne: a side-shore reef wave where I rode my first documented parawing sessions — great upwind, lagoon return, tricky restart when overpowered.
Le Morne Lagoon, Mauritius
Le Morne, Mauritius: flat turquoise lagoon inside the reef, world-class waves outside, SE trades. What a parawing rider needs to know before going.
One Eye, Mauritius
One Eye at Le Morne: a shallow-reef, side-offshore power wave. Expert-plus terrain — parawing use here is inferred, not documented.
West-coast reefs, Réunion
Réunion's west-coast reefs: world-class waves with a serious shark caveat. Parawing use here is inferred and largely restricted.
Witsand, South Africa
Witsand / Misty Cliffs near Cape Town: a powerful, consequential Atlantic wave spot assessed for parawing use by analysis, not record.
North America 15
Avon, USA
Parawing read on Avon, Cape Hatteras (OBX): 70+ miles of side-shore ocean rollers, deep water, Apr-Nov season. Inferred from wing/prone-foil records.
Cabarete, Dominican Republic
Parawing guide to Cabarete: flat-to-semi-chop riding inside the reef, E/NE trades to 20-25 kt, shallow zones, crowds, and where the flat water ends.
Columbia Gorge Run (Viento → Hood River), USA
Viento to Hood River parawing downwind guide: ~12 km of wind-against-current bumps, easy shuttles, cold freshwater, barge traffic, local rules.
Encuentro, Dominican Republic
Parawing read on Encuentro, Cabarete: side-onshore trades, miles of mellow peeling reef waves, warm water. Best non-Maui candidate on paper, inferred.
Ho'okipa outer reefs, United States
Ho'okipa's outer reefs (Lanes/Pavilions), Maui — documented parawing wave riding by Kai Lenny on powerful reef waves. Expert only, heavy localism.
Hood River, USA
Hood River spot guide: Columbia Gorge thermal westerlies 15-30 kt, parawing downwind shuttle runs, flat pockets at The Hook, barge and cold-water hazards.
Kanaha, United States
Kanaha / Kā'a Point, Maui — the birthplace and global home of wave parawinging, with parawing-specific clinics and forgiving reef rollers.
Kite Beach, United States
Kite Beach, Maui: documented parawing wave spot downwind of Kanaha. Soft reef/beach waves, side-on NE trades, advanced.
Maliko Run, USA
Maliko Run, Maui: 14.5 km open-ocean parawing downwind, 25-45 kt trades Apr-Sep, shuttle logistics, harbor security-zone rules and expert-level hazards.
Oahu, United States
Oahu (Diamond Head / Kailua): suitable-by-analysis for parawing waves. Side-on trades, rolling reef, but no documented parawing use yet.
Ocean Beach, USA
Ocean Beach & Fort Point, San Francisco: south-swell wave under the Golden Gate. Expert-only; parawing use here is documented for bumps, not the ocean…
Paia Bay, United States
Paia Bay, Maui: documented parawing spot you'd never paddle out to. Wind-exposed reef/beach waves, side-shore trades, advanced.
Pleasure Point, USA
Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz: long-peeling south-swell point on side-shore NW summer thermals. Assessed for parawing, not yet documented.
Silver Sands, Barbados
Parawing read on Silver Sands / South Point, Barbados: cross/side-shore NE-E trades, forgiving reef waves, flat inside for return. Inferred, not…
Waddell, USA
Waddell Creek, NorCal: classic side-shore NW wind-and-wave beach/reef with sharks, rocks and rips. Expert-only; assessed for parawing, not documented.
Oceania 6
Coronation Beach, Australia
Coronation Beach ('Coros') near Geraldton, WA: a windy flat-water bay with a side-off reef wave, assessed for parawing use by analysis.
Gnarabup, Australia
Gnarabup in the Margaret River area, WA: powerful side-off reef waves over shallow reef, assessed for parawing by analysis with a shark caveat.
Namotu, Fiji
Namotu / Cloudbreak parawing assessment: world-class reef passes on side-off trades, expert-plus only. Inferred from foil records, not proven.
Nananu-i-ra, Fiji
Nananu-i-ra parawing assessment: Fiji's strongest trades, smooth water and boat-supported bumps. Inferred from wing records, not proven.
Newcastle, Australia
Newcastle NSW parawing assessment: east-coast beach breaks on a side NE seabreeze. Inferred from wing and kite records, not proven.
Poe lagoon, New Caledonia
Poe lagoon, New Caledonia: side SE trades over the world's longest barrier reef. Parawing use here is inferred, not documented.