Moana Jones Wong

Jones Wong began surfing as a child,^[2] and competed in her first surf contest at age 5.^[3] As she grew older, she was driven to improve her surfing skills in order to keep up with her close friends, who were also surfers.^[3][7] She first paddled out to the Banzai Pipeline at age 12.^[7]

At age 11, she began a sponsorship with Billabong, which she continued until age 17.^[4] Jones Wong competed in local contests until age 16.^[6]

Jones Wong has never trained under a coach, and has said she doesn't follow any specific training or diet regimes.^[3] In 2022, Wong began wearing a helmet while surfing the Banzai Pipeline.^[8]

Jones Wong competed in the 2014 Surf n Sea Pipeline Women's Pro,^[9] and in 2015 came fourth in the event's final.^[10][11] She also competed in the 32-mile Molokai 2 Oahu paddle race with her father, Dawson Jones.^[4]

In late 2021, Jones Wong won the HIC Pipe Pro.^[2][12]

She won first place in the women's division of the 2021 Vans Pipe Masters,^[2][12][13] and won the 2023 event the following year.^{[14][15][16][17]}

In June 2023, Jones Wong was included among the surfers profiled in the docuseries Surf Girls.^[18]

Jones Wong is of Native Hawaiian descent.^[19][20][21] She met her husband, Tehotu Wong, at V-Land, a surfing spot on the North Shore.^[22] In her spare time, she does jiu jitsu and hula.^[3]