HOKA Gaviota 2

Name: HOKA Gaviota 2
Brand: HOKA
Rating: 4.3 (7 reviews)

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 10.9 oz · 5mm drop · 32/27mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The HOKA Gaviota 3 replaced it

How it ranks

The HOKA Gaviota 2 ranks among the stronger daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 7 runner reviews and 5 other rated shoes in the Gaviota product line. Another 5 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.

Very good

91/100

Overall

Very good 91

Cushioning

Exceptional 98

Durability

Very good 92

Comfort

Good 87

Appearance

Below average 65

Value

Below average 60

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

79/100

Moderate 79

What runners say

“Used these for marathon training and feet still felt okay with 90 mile weeks”

5/5 Full review 60 mpw training for a marathon came from the HOKA Bondi 6

“Feels too stiff, cushioning seems different from the first version and is definitely not as comfortable”

2/5 Full review

“Standard width felt a little too narrow in the store, so I ordered the wide width”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw came from the HOKA Bondi 5

“This shoe has kept me going 4-5 miles a day at 74 years old”

5/5 Full review 25 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Beast

“Gaviota still has great cushioning but a little more stability”

4/5 Full review 15 mpw came from the HOKA Bondi 5

“Great combo of stability, light weight and cushion”

5/5 Full review 22 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Gaviota

Prefer this shoe over another

60% 3/5

Where to buy

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Reviewers praise the cushioning, including one logging 90-mile weeks in marathon training.
Every reviewer rates durability 4 or 5 out of 5.

Cons

One reviewer finds the standard width too narrow and orders the wide.
Value is among its weakest scores, at 3.6 out of 5.
Appearance is its lowest-rated dimension, and one reviewer headlines a review calling it ugly.

Gaviota 2 rates 91. This shoe has moderate certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the HOKA Gaviota

Each dot is one version of the Gaviota, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

97 2017 91 2018 88 2021 98 2022 93 2023 90 2025

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Gaviota 6

2025 · 0 reviews

90 Very good

43 Confidence
Gaviota 5

2023 · 15 reviews

93 Excellent

84 Confidence
Gaviota 4

2022 · 4 reviews

98 Exceptional

86 Confidence
Gaviota 3

2021 · 1 review

88 Good

44 Confidence
Gaviota 2 This shoe

2018 · 7 reviews

91 Very good

79 Confidence
Gaviota

2017 · 4 reviews

97 Excellent

84 Confidence

Reader Ratings

7 ratings

5/5 4

4/5 2

3/5 0

2/5 1

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.9 oz
Release: 2018 Q4
MSRP: $150
Stack Height: 32mm heel - 27mm toe
Drop Height: 5mm

Runner reviews

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Not as good as original version

2/5

Overall

Thought this shoe would be great for longer runs/recovery days because I had luck with the first version of this shoe (though it did feel a little narrow in the forefoot and took a while to break it in). However I've been very disappointed with this shoe...feels too still, cushioning seems different from the first version and is definitely not as comfortable. I'd definitely rather go with the Hoka Arahi if you're looking for a more cushioned stability shoe.

Anonymous runner · Jul 6, 2019

Comfort: 2/5
Cushioning: 3/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 3/5
Value: 2/5

Hoka Gaviota 2

5/5

Overall

Great combo of stability, light weight and cushion for me, a 55 yr old runner with pronation who needs cushion for my aging knees. They also fit my 3/4 length orthotics.

Anonymous runner · Jul 6, 2019

22 mpw training for a half marathon came from the HOKA Gaviota