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Marina Vaihee

Sailing spot · French Polynesia

Is it worth the trip?

56Fair out of 100 for your dates

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2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 47 out of 100

Wind
SE 10 knF3
Gusts
14kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
25°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
SE 14 knF4
Gusts
20kn
Shore
side
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
24°C

Thu 5 · 36 out of 100

Wind
SE 11 knF4
Gusts
15kn
Shore
side
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
25°C

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
ESE 5 knF2
Gusts
8kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
25°C

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
ESE 6 knF2
Gusts
9kn
Shore
side-on
Water
chop
Air
25°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 13 knF4
Gusts
17kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
26°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ESE 10 knF3
Gusts
18kn
Shore
side-on
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
25°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 2100, good
  2. Tue 347, fair
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 563, good
  5. Fri 6100, good
  6. Sat 7100, good
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 972, good
  9. Tue 1092, good
  10. Wed 1181, good

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NEopen to the NE
  • Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
  • Avoid: SWblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best Mar–Apr4 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Marina Vaihee
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov100, goodwind from the east-south-east, 8 knotsF311knside-onchop25°C
Tue 3Nov47, fairwind from the south-east, 10 knotsF314knsidechop25°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the south-east, 14 knotsF420knside0.9 mwaves24°C
Thu 5Nov63, goodwind from the south-east, 11 knotsF415knside0.8 mwaves25°C
Fri 6Nov100, goodwind from the east-south-east, 5 knotsF28knside-onchop25°C
Sat 7Nov100, goodwind from the east-south-east, 6 knotsF29knside-onchop25°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 13 knotsF417knside-on0.8 mwaves26°C
Mon 9Nov72, goodwind from the east-south-east, 10 knotsF318knside-on0.9 mwaves25°C
Tue 10Nov92, goodwind from the east-south-east, 10 knotsF316knside-on0.8 mwaves25°C
Wed 11Nov81, goodwind from the south-east, 9 knotsF312knsidechop26°C

Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. 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

best Mar–Apr

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr4of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May3of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

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

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

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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 Marina Vaihee

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For sailing at beginner level the best months are usually March and April, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Hitiaa, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Lantana Lodge Tahiti Hitiaa, Hitiaa, 1 km. Nearest beds: Mahina, 23 km (about 40 min by car). Nearest airport: Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), 33 km.

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

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,020–US$2,020 each

about US$1,020–US$2,020 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PPT, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$603–US$1,250
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$74–US$127
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Totalabout US$1,020–US$2,020

No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: nearest beds 23 km away

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No town nearby

Hitiaa, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest place to stay we found: Lantana Lodge Tahiti Hitiaa, Hitiaa, 1 km. Nearest beds: Mahina, 23 km (about 40 min by car). Nearest airport: Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), 33 km.

See places to stay near Mahina, 23 km away · Booking.com

Getting there: about 20h 25m

About 20h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PPT, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 55 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.