HOKA Gaviota 2

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

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 9.7 oz · 32/27mm stack · 5mm drop

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

How it ranks

The HOKA Gaviota 2’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 7 runner reviews so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Decent

Overall

Decent 79

Cushioning

Very good 92

Durability

Good 87

Comfort

Good 82

Appearance

Decent 70

Value

Below average 69

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 is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

78 Moderate

Moderate 78

Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

Product line track record
Our ratings
External ratings

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

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

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

“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 Oct 22.

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 79. This shoe has moderate confidence. 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

80 2017 79 2018 81 2021 91 2022 88 2023 88 2025

Release year

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

Gaviota 6

2025 · 0 reviews

88 Good

58 Confidence
Gaviota 5

2023 · 15 reviews

88 Good

83 Confidence
Gaviota 4

2022 · 4 reviews

91 Very good

77 Confidence
Gaviota 3

2021 · 1 review

81 Good

65 Confidence
Gaviota 2 This shoe

2018 · 7 reviews

79 Decent

78 Confidence
Gaviota

2017 · 4 reviews

80 Good

73 Confidence

Runner 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: 9.7 oz
Men's / women's: Men's 10.9 oz · Women's 8.5 oz
Release: 2018 Q4
MSRP: $150
Stack: 32/27mm
Drop: 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