Runometry Index
73/100
Provisional index · 80 % read
No. 7 of 33
Value for money: Good
- Cushioning36 mm
- +42.5 pts
- Lightness291 g
- +19.2 pts
- Foam
- 11.0 pts
HOKA Gaviota 6 Men's Wide
MenBlack
Shoe profile
Measurements
- Weight
- 291 g
- Reference size not stated by the source
- LightLighter than 66% of them
- Drop
- 6 mm
- LowLower than 75% of them
- Heel stack
- 39 mm
- Very highHigher than 81% of them
- Forefoot stack
- 33 mm
- Very highHigher than 84% of them
Construction
- Midsole foam
- compression molded foam
- Plate
- None
- Upper
- breathable engineered mesh
- Outsole
- abrasion-resistant rubber
Who and what for
- Use
- Daily training
- Category
- Stability shoes
- Versions
- Unisex
What’s new since the HOKA Gaviota 5
Same line, new version: here’s what moved, from the published values. Weights are only compared in the same size.
Weight
- Gaviota 6 (2026) · This version
- 291 g
- Gaviota 5 (2023)
- 310 g
- Change
- Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given
Drop
- Gaviota 6 (2026) · This version
- 6 mm
- Gaviota 5 (2023)
- 6 mm
- Change
- Unchanged
Heel stack
- Gaviota 6 (2026) · This version
- 39 mm
- Gaviota 5 (2023)
- 36 mm
- Change
- +3 mm
Forefoot stack
- Gaviota 6 (2026) · This version
- 33 mm
- Gaviota 5 (2023)
- 30 mm
- Change
- +3 mm
Midsole foam
- Gaviota 6 (2026) · This version
- compression molded foam
- Gaviota 5 (2023)
- CMEVA
- Change
- New
Runometry Index
- Gaviota 6 (2026) · This version
- 73/100
- Gaviota 5 (2023)
- 55/100
- Change
- +18 pts
| Criterion | Gaviota 6 (2026)This version | Gaviota 5 (2023) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 291 g | 310 g | Sizes differ or aren’t stated: no gap given |
| Drop | 6 mm | 6 mm | Unchanged |
| Heel stack | 39 mm | 36 mm | +3 mm |
| Forefoot stack | 33 mm | 30 mm | +3 mm |
| Midsole foam | compression molded foam | CMEVA | New |
| Runometry Index | 73/100 | 55/100 | +18 pts |
Model history
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