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Cristal Kayak

Kayak spot · French Polynesia

Is it worth the trip?

66Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Wind 11 kn gusting 18, Air 27 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 26 out of 100

Wind
20 kn
Gusts
26kntoo gusty
Air
25°C
Rain
1.5 mm

Wed 4 · 52 out of 100

Wind
20 kn
Gusts
27kntoo gusty
Air
25°C
Rain
1.1 mm

Thu 5 · 64 out of 100

Wind
16 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
26°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 78 out of 100

Wind
12 kn
Gusts
19kn
Air
27°C
Rain
2.7 mm

Sat 7 · 79 out of 100

Wind
11 kn
Gusts
18kn
Air
27°C
Rain
4.5 mm

Sun 8 · 66 out of 100

Wind
16 kn
Gusts
22kn
Air
27°C
Rain
2.1 mm

Mon 9 · 64 out of 100

Wind
17 kn
Gusts
24kn
Air
27°C
Rain
3 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 289, good
  2. Tue 326, poor
  3. Wed 452, fair
  4. Thu 564, good
  5. Fri 678, good
  6. Sat 779, good
  7. Sun 866, good
  8. Mon 964, good
  9. Tue 1081, good
  10. Wed 1172, good

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Cristal Kayak
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Mon 2Nov89, good9 kn12kn27°C0.1 mm
Tue 3Nov26, poor20 kn26kntoo gusty25°C1.5 mm
Wed 4Nov52, fair20 kn27kntoo gusty25°C1.1 mm
Thu 5Nov64, good16 kn22kn26°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov78, good12 kn19kn27°C2.7 mm
Sat 7Nov79, good11 kn18kn27°C4.5 mm
Sun 8Nov66, good16 kn22kn27°C2.1 mm
Mon 9Nov64, good17 kn24kn27°C3 mm
Tue 10Nov81, good10 kn22kn27°C4.2 mm
Wed 11Nov72, good14 kn19kn27°C0.6 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good kayaking days in a typical week, each month, for grade III paddlers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan7of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb6of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar7of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr7of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May7of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov7of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec7of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical weather, not a forecast, and not the river's level: a month that is often good to be outside may still be low water.

Map

the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Cristal Kayak

A launch. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: Pension Ludo et Moyra, Maupiti, 1 km. Nearest beds: Vaitape, 55 km. Nearest airport: Maupiti Airport (MAU), 3 km.

  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.

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The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Where to stay: nearest beds 55 km away

No town nearby

Nearest place to stay we found: Pension Ludo et Moyra, Maupiti, 1 km. Nearest beds: Vaitape, 55 km. Nearest airport: Maupiti Airport (MAU), 3 km.

See places to stay near Vaitape, 55 km away · Booking.com

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

No paddling school, club or hire mapped within 25 km.

Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits