Mizuno Wave Sky 8
Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 9.5 oz · 42/34mm stack · 8mm drop
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Mizuno Wave Sky 9 replaced it
How it ranks
The Mizuno Wave Sky 8’s rating is an early estimate. We’ve collected 1 runner review so far, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.
Current estimate: Very good
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.
Confidence
63 Low
External retailer ratings
We break apart ratings from mass-market retailers and specialty running shops since they serve different audiences.
The middle of the bar marks the typical shoe at each type of retailer. The dot shows where this shoe ranks in comparison.
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
- External ratings
- Our ratings
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
Pros
- A 42mm heel stack on an 8mm drop puts it among the tallest trainers.
- At 10.0 oz, it stays reasonable for such a tall stack.
Cons
- Scores across the Wave Sky line have ranged from 58 to 80, and this is the highest of them.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Mizuno Wave Sky
Each dot is one version of the Wave Sky, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
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2025 · 1 review
88 Good
65 Confidence
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Wave Sky 8 This shoe
2024 · 1 review
92 Very good
63 Confidence
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2023 · 1 review
81 Good
66 Confidence
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2022 · 2 reviews
76 Decent
70 Confidence
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2021 · 0 reviews
78 Decent
69 Confidence
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2018 · 3 reviews
67 Below average
65 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 9.5 oz
- Men's / women's
- Men's 10.0 oz · Women's 9.0 oz
- Release
- 2024 Q3
- Stack
- 42/34mm
- Drop
- 8mm
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Mizuno Wave Sky 8 In Context
More on the Mizuno Wave Sky
- Mizuno Wave Sky 9 next version
- Mizuno Wave Sky 7 previous version
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