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41 surf spots, 4 kitesurf spots, 3 windsurf spots, 13 sailing spots, 31 dive sites and 1 kayak spot in French Polynesia.

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Showing 50 of 93 places.

Marina Uturoa
Sailing spot · French Polynesia
Wind 7–15 kn · Water 28°C
92Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed100, Good
2. Thu100, Good
3. Fri100, Good
4. Sat100, Good
5. Sun100, Good
6. Mon64, Good
7. Tue24, Poor
Stay in Uturoa
Apooiti
Sailing spot · French Polynesia
Wind 7–15 kn · Water 28°C
85Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed93, Good
2. Thu93, Good
3. Fri93, Good
4. Sat93, Good
5. Sun93, Good
6. Mon62, Good
7. Tue20, Poor
Stay in Uturoa
Papara
Kitesurf spot · French Polynesia
Wind 3–20 kn · Water 28°C
28Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed86, Good, the best day
2. Thu54, Fair
3. Fri0, Poor
4. Sat0, Poor
5. Sun0, Poor
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue0, Poor
Stay in Paea
Papara
Windsurf spot · French Polynesia
Wind 3–18 kn · Water 28°C
34Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed85, Good
2. Thu88, Good, the best day
3. Fri0, Poor
4. Sat0, Poor
5. Sun0, Poor
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue0, Poor
Stay in Paea
Papeete Harbour
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
60Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed61, Good
2. Thu64, Good
3. Fri58, Fair
4. Sat71, Good, the best day
5. Sun58, Fair
6. Mon55, Fair
7. Tue33, Poor
Stay in Papeete
Papeete Harbour Reef
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
60Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed61, Good
2. Thu64, Good
3. Fri58, Fair
4. Sat71, Good, the best day
5. Sun56, Fair
6. Mon55, Fair
7. Tue33, Poor
Stay in Papeete
Epave Catalina
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 0.6–0.9 m · Water 28°C
86Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed88, Good
2. Thu89, Good
3. Fri70, Good
4. Sat70, Good
5. Sun89, Good
6. Mon90, Good
7. Tue90, Good
Stay in Papeete
Vallée des requins
Dive site · French Polynesia · Open Water divers and up
Sea 0.7–1 m · Water 28°C
86Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed87, Good
2. Thu88, Good
3. Fri69, Good
4. Sat69, Good
5. Sun89, Good
6. Mon89, Good
7. Tue89, Good
Stay in Papeete
Fare Right
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 4–7 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
53Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed60, Good
2. Thu0, Poor
3. Fri50, Fair
4. Sat71, Good, the best day
5. Sun67, Good
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue56, Fair
Stay in Fare
Marina de Papetoai
Sailing spot · French Polynesia
Wind 8–16 kn · Water 28°C
71Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed93, Good, the best day
2. Thu52, Fair
3. Fri82, Good
4. Sat50, Fair
5. Sun65, Good
6. Mon68, Good
7. Tue49, Fair
Stay in Papetoai
La virgule
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 0.7–1 m · Water 28°C
85Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed86, Good
2. Thu88, Good
3. Fri69, Good
4. Sat69, Good
5. Sun88, Good
6. Mon88, Good
7. Tue89, Good, the best day
Stay in Papeete
Miri miri
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 3–8 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
51Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed0, Poor
2. Thu0, Poor
3. Fri50, Fair
4. Sat74, Good
5. Sun80, Good, the best day
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue56, Fair
Stay in Uturoa
Fitii
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 4–7 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
51Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed60, Good
2. Thu0, Poor
3. Fri42, Poor
4. Sat69, Good, the best day
5. Sun57, Fair
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue56, Fair
Stay in Fare
Fare
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 4–7 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
51Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed45, Fair
2. Thu0, Poor
3. Fri50, Fair
4. Sat77, Good, the best day
5. Sun75, Good
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue41, Poor
Cook bay left
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
51Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed38, Poor
2. Thu46, Fair
3. Fri67, Good, the best day
4. Sat52, Fair
5. Sun48, Fair
6. Mon44, Poor
7. Tue42, Poor
Stay in Papetoai
Orofara
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
51Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed52, Fair
2. Thu57, Fair
3. Fri46, Fair
4. Sat60, Good, the best day
5. Sun46, Fair
6. Mon42, Poor
7. Tue34, Poor
La Fayette
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 1–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
50Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed54, Fair
2. Thu62, Good, the best day
3. Fri19, Poor
4. Sat61, Good
5. Sun46, Fair
6. Mon40, Poor
7. Tue29, Poor
Stay in ʻĀrue
La Fayette Reef
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 1–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
50Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed54, Fair
2. Thu62, Good, the best day
3. Fri19, Poor
4. Sat61, Good
5. Sun46, Fair
6. Mon40, Poor
7. Tue29, Poor
Stay in ʻĀrue
Marina Taïna
Sailing spot · French Polynesia
Wind 8–13 kn · Water 28°C
66Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed98, Good, the best day
2. Thu66, Good
3. Fri48, Fair
4. Sat46, Fair
5. Sun67, Good
6. Mon54, Fair
7. Tue52, Fair
Stay in Punaauia
Taharaa Reef
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 1–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
49Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed59, Fair
2. Thu62, Good, the best day
3. Fri18, Poor
4. Sat57, Fair
5. Sun42, Poor
6. Mon36, Poor
7. Tue25, Poor
Stay in ʻĀrue
Plei Plei
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 3–8 ft · Water 28°C
48Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed0, Poor
2. Thu0, Poor
3. Fri31, Poor
4. Sat78, Good
5. Sun80, Good, the best day
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue56, Fair
Stay in Poutoru
Aquarium
Dive site · French Polynesia · Open Water divers and up
Sea 0.8–1.3 m · Water 28°C
83Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed78, Good
2. Thu83, Good
3. Fri68, Good
4. Sat68, Good
5. Sun88, Good
6. Mon86, Good
7. Tue88, Good
Stay in Punaauia
Papetoai
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
48Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed38, Poor
2. Thu43, Poor
3. Fri61, Good, the best day
4. Sat52, Fair
5. Sun42, Poor
6. Mon44, Poor
7. Tue42, Poor
Stay in Haapiti
Vairao
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 4–8 ft · Water 27°C · Hollow
41Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed0, Poor
2. Thu0, Poor
3. Fri57, Fair
4. Sat41, Poor
5. Sun70, Good, the best day
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue41, Poor
Stay in Teahupoo
La zelée
Dive site · French Polynesia · Open Water divers and up
Sea 0.6–0.9 m · Water 28°C
79Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed69, Good
2. Thu69, Good
3. Fri70, Good
4. Sat70, Good
5. Sun86, Good
6. Mon86, Good
7. Tue83, Good
Stay in Papeete
Atiha
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 3–8 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
38Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed0, Poor
2. Thu0, Poor
3. Fri61, Good
4. Sat0, Poor
5. Sun74, Good, the best day
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue61, Good
Stay in 'Ātihā
Maraa
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 4–8 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
37Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed0, Poor
2. Thu0, Poor
3. Fri44, Poor
4. Sat0, Poor
5. Sun72, Good
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue75, Good, the best day
Stay in Paea
Haapiti
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 3–8 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
36Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed0, Poor
2. Thu0, Poor
3. Fri54, Fair
4. Sat0, Poor
5. Sun74, Good, the best day
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue56, Fair
Paparaa
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 4–8 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
33Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed0, Poor
2. Thu0, Poor
3. Fri48, Fair
4. Sat0, Poor
5. Sun71, Good, the best day
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue46, Fair
Stay in Papara
Tao-tao
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 0.8–1.3 m · Water 28°C
75Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed72, Good
2. Thu63, Good
3. Fri67, Good
4. Sat67, Good
5. Sun66, Good
6. Mon86, Good
7. Tue87, Good, the best day
Stay in Uturoa
Afu
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 3–8 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
32Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed0, Poor
2. Thu0, Poor
3. Fri44, Poor
4. Sat0, Poor
5. Sun61, Good, the best day
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue56, Fair
Stay in Punaauia
Paparaa - Outer Reefs
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 4–8 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
32Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed0, Poor
2. Thu0, Poor
3. Fri45, Fair
4. Sat0, Poor
5. Sun71, Good, the best day
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue46, Fair
Stay in Papara
Teahupoo Reef
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 4–8 ft · Water 27°C
31Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed0, Poor
2. Thu0, Poor
3. Fri53, Fair
4. Sat19, Poor
5. Sun69, Good, the best day
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue19, Poor
Stay in Teahupoo
te ava iti
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 4–8 ft · Water 27°C
29Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed0, Poor
2. Thu0, Poor
3. Fri48, Fair
4. Sat0, Poor
5. Sun77, Good, the best day
6. Mon0, Poor
7. Tue23, Poor
Stay in Teahupoo
Cristal Kayak
Kayak spot · French Polynesia
Wind 7–20 kn
82Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed53, Fair
2. Thu59, Fair
3. Fri75, Good
4. Sat83, Good
5. Sun88, Good
6. Mon93, Good, the best day
7. Tue84, Good
Mairie II
Dive site · French Polynesia · Open Water divers and up
Sea 1.2–1.6 m · Water 27°C
71Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed71, Good
2. Thu68, Good
3. Fri75, Good, the best day
4. Sat74, Good
5. Sun71, Good
6. Mon67, Good
7. Tue65, Good
Stay in Otepa
Les Roses
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 0.6–0.9 m · Water 28°C
68Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed68, Good
2. Thu69, Good
3. Fri69, Good
4. Sat69, Good
5. Sun68, Good
6. Mon68, Good
7. Tue66, Good
Stay in Papeete
Grottes du Tahara
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 0.6–0.9 m · Water 28°C
68Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed68, Good
2. Thu69, Good
3. Fri69, Good
4. Sat69, Good
5. Sun68, Good
6. Mon68, Good
7. Tue66, Good
Stay in Mahina
L'Aquarium
Dive site · French Polynesia · Open Water divers and up
Sea 0.7–1.1 m · Water 28°C
67Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed62, Good
2. Thu64, Good
3. Fri68, Good
4. Sat68, Good
5. Sun67, Good
6. Mon67, Good
7. Tue68, Good
Stay in Uturoa
Les Roses
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 0.9–1.3 m · Water 28°C
66Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed67, Good
2. Thu60, Good
3. Fri67, Good
4. Sat67, Good
5. Sun66, Good
6. Mon63, Good
7. Tue67, Good
Stay in Uturoa
Le Nordby
Dive site · French Polynesia · Open Water divers and up
Sea 0.7–1.2 m · Water 28°C
64Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed10, Poor
2. Thu38, Poor
3. Fri68, Good
4. Sat67, Good
5. Sun67, Good
6. Mon67, Good
7. Tue84, Good, the best day
Stay in Uturoa
Les rairas
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 0.7–1.1 m · Water 28°C
64Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed10, Poor
2. Thu38, Poor
3. Fri68, Good
4. Sat68, Good
5. Sun67, Good
6. Mon67, Good
7. Tue83, Good, the best day
Stay in Uturoa
La source
Dive site · French Polynesia · Open Water divers and up
Sea 0.9–1.4 m · Water 28°C
63Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed51, Fair
2. Thu58, Fair
3. Fri66, Good
4. Sat65, Good
5. Sun61, Good
6. Mon58, Fair
7. Tue66, Good
Stay in Punaauia
Plateau aux tortues
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 0.9–1.4 m · Water 28°C
63Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed51, Fair
2. Thu58, Fair
3. Fri66, Good
4. Sat65, Good
5. Sun61, Good
6. Mon58, Fair
7. Tue66, Good
Stay in Punaauia
Tombant St Etienne
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 0.9–1.4 m · Water 28°C
63Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed51, Fair
2. Thu58, Fair
3. Fri66, Good
4. Sat65, Good
5. Sun61, Good
6. Mon58, Fair
7. Tue66, Good
Stay in Punaauia
Vallée aux Murènes
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 0.9–1.4 m · Water 28°C
63Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed51, Fair
2. Thu58, Fair
3. Fri66, Good
4. Sat65, Good
5. Sun61, Good
6. Mon58, Fair
7. Tue66, Good
Stay in Punaauia
Temaruata
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 1–1.5 m · Water 28°C
60Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Wed44, Poor
2. Thu54, Fair
3. Fri66, Good, the best day
4. Sat63, Good
5. Sun58, Fair
6. Mon53, Fair
7. Tue61, Good
Stay in Punaauia
Iriru
Dive site · French Polynesia · Experienced divers only
Sea 0.7–1.2 m · Water 28°C
Good
Stay in Uturoa
Rauto’Anui
Dive site · French Polynesia · Experienced divers only
Sea 0.9–1.5 m · Water 28°C
Good
Stay in Uturoa
Te Ava Mo’a
Dive site · French Polynesia · Experienced divers only
Sea 0.7–1.2 m · Water 28°C
Good
Stay in Uturoa

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Åland Islands 22
Albania 45
Algeria 20
American Samoa 7
Andorra 8
Angola 15
Anguilla 5
Antarctica 13
Antigua and Barbuda 20
Argentina 155
Armenia 4
Aruba 44
Australia 2,367
Austria 1,199
Azerbaijan 3
Bahamas 85
Bahrain 2
Bangladesh 2
Barbados 62
Belarus 6
Belgium 216
Belize 20
Benin 5
Bermuda 24
Bolivia 12
Bosnia and Herzegovina 67
Brazil 724
British Indian Ocean Territory 2
British Virgin Islands 78
Brunei Darussalam 4
Bulgaria 75
Burkina Faso 1
Cabo Verde 44
Cambodia 6
Cameroon 5
Canada 1,473
Cayman Islands 34
Chad 1
Chile 183
China 185
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 36
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 3
Colombia 123
Congo 5
Cook Islands 14
Costa Rica 117
Côte d’Ivoire 12
Croatia 340
Cuba 48
Curaçao 32
Cyprus 99
Czechia 585
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2
Democratic Republic of the Congo 1
Denmark 1,009
Djibouti 13
Dominica 28
Dominican Republic 83
Ecuador 116
Egypt 535
El Salvador 27
Equatorial Guinea 1
Eritrea 1
Estonia 172
Eswatini 1
Ethiopia 1
Falkland Islands 5
Faroe Islands 8
Fiji 54
Finland 778
France 3,778
French Polynesia 93
Gabon 18
Gambia 4
Georgia 22
Germany 3,945
Ghana 26
Gibraltar 1
Greece 519
Greenland 12
Grenada 20
Guam 29
Guatemala 14
Guernsey 20
Guinea 3
Guinea-Bissau 10
Haiti 9
Heard Island and McDonald Islands 1
Honduras 444
Hungary 150
Iceland 46
India 61
Indonesia 818
Iran 49
Iraq 1
Ireland 236
Isle of Man 3
Israel 239
Italy 2,606
Jamaica 55
Japan 636
Jersey 16
Jordan 27
Kazakhstan 8
Kenya 32
Kiribati 2
Kosovo 3
Kuwait 3
Kyrgyzstan 12
Lao People's Democratic Republic 2
Latvia 50
Lebanon 25
Lesotho 2
Liberia 8
Libya 8
Liechtenstein 4
Lithuania 85
Luxembourg 15
Madagascar 35
Malaysia 99
Maldives 225
Malta 150
Marshall Islands 35
Mauritania 5
Mauritius 58
Mexico 434
Micronesia 50
Monaco 3
Montenegro 57
Montserrat 2
Morocco 146
Mozambique 35
Myanmar 8
Namibia 36
Naoero 3
Nepal 3
Netherlands 764
New Caledonia 31
New Zealand 478
Nicaragua 52
Nigeria 5
Norfolk Island 5
North Macedonia 6
Northern Mariana Islands 6
Norway 901
Oman 29
Pakistan 11
Palau 21
Panama 93
Papua New Guinea 57
Peru 137
Philippines 266
Pitcairn 1
Poland 644
Portugal 534
Puerto Rico 113
Qatar 7
Republic of Korea 74
Romania 85
Russian Federation 322
Saint Barthélemy 19
Saint Kitts and Nevis 17
Saint Lucia 27
Saint Martin 10
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22
Samoa 13
San Marino 1
Sao Tome and Principe 6
Saudi Arabia 30
Senegal 62
Serbia 30
Seychelles 61
Sierra Leone 4
Singapore 11
Sint Maarten 5
Slovakia 273
Slovenia 133
Solomon Islands 33
Somalia 3
South Africa 725
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 1
Spain 1,692
Sri Lanka 70
State of Palestine 14
Sudan 18
Sweden 896
Switzerland 1,206
Syrian Arab Republic 5
Taiwan 63
Tajikistan 1
Thailand 190
Timor-Leste 4
Togo 3
Tokelau 1
Tonga 29
Trinidad and Tobago 35
Tunisia 45
Türkiye 187
Turkmenistan 3
Turks and Caicos Islands 26
Tuvalu 1
Uganda 36
Ukraine 84
United Arab Emirates 50
United Kingdom 1,509
United Republic of Tanzania 67
United States 6,905
United States Minor Outlying Islands 1
United States Virgin Islands 35
Uruguay 61
Uzbekistan 2
Vanuatu 38
Venezuela 65
Viet Nam 48
Western Sahara 1
Yemen 10
Zambia 1
Zimbabwe 4

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