About Mahina Maeda

Mahina Maeda was born and raised on the North Shore of Oahu to Japanese parents. Her big-wave surfing father taught the Maeda to surf at their local beach; the iconic Sunset Beach.

From an early age, Maeda was one of the standout junior performers in the ultra-competitive waters of Hawaii. She dominated the Hawaiian junior tour, before winning the World Junior Championships in 2014, and finishing runner-up in 2015.

With a smooth, yet powerful style and a love of big waves it seemed inevitable that the goofy-footer would parlay her junior success onto the CT. She came incredibly close in 2015, missing out by a few heats on making the cut. It was a similar story in 2018 and 2019 as she yet again came agonizingly close to making surfing’s top table.

The affable Maede however was never disillusioned by the setbacks. She continued her big-wave education by tackling the outer reefs near her home. She completed her instructor's course in Ginastica Natural, a full-body weight training method, and doubled down on her commitment to her qualification dream.

The hard work paid off when she qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games at the 2021 ISA Surfing Games after she had committed to surfing for Japan. It could be the springboard for the supremely exciting surfer’s push to where her talent belongs.

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  • Women's QS 2022/2023
    #17
  • Heat wins
    1
  • Avg. heat score
    9.68
  • Avg. wave score
    0.00
  • Women's QS 2022/2023
    #17
  • Heat wins
    1
  • Avg. heat score
    9.68
  • Avg. wave score
    0.00

Event results

NamePlacePointsDefeated By
Asia Open13th295Mirai Ikeda
Krui Pro9th1,575Sumomo Sato
Nias Pro17th800Paige Hareb

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Career stats

YearRankPointsEventsHeatsMax heat scoreBest result
2022/2023172,375249.179th 
2021/2022242951213.3513th 
2020145,6252411.369th(x2)
20191511,550123313.705th(x2)
20181411,110134313.503rd(x3)
2017295,390112811.773rd 
2016227,090123112.103rd 
20151111,20082112.671st 
2014184,35041316.002nd 
20131132281211.7055th 
20121044392311.9317th 

Mahina Maeda

Japan

Mahina Maeda

Japan
  • Stance
    Goofy
  • First season
    2012 Women's JR
  • Age
    26 Feb 15, 1998
  • Height
    5 ft, 4 in 162 cm
  • Weight
    127 lbs 58 kg
  • Hometown
    Sunset, HAW
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