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

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Showing 50 of 81 places.

Papara
Windsurf spot · French Polynesia
Wind 13–21 kn · Water 28°C
79Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue85, Good
2. Wed85, Good
3. Thu87, Good
4. Fri91, Good, the best day
5. Sat66, Good
6. Sun15, Poor
7. Mon71, Good
Stay in Paea
Papara
Kitesurf spot · French Polynesia
Wind 12–21 kn · Water 28°C
67Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue89, Good, the best day
2. Wed85, Good
3. Thu82, Good
4. Fri65, Good
5. Sat29, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon22, Poor
Stay in Paea
Bora Bora
Kitesurf spot · French Polynesia
Wind 11–19 kn · Water 28°C
20Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue100, Good, the best day
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in Vaitape
Bora Bora
Windsurf spot · French Polynesia
Wind 11–19 kn · Water 28°C
20Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue99, Good, the best day
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun0, Poor
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in Vaitape
Papeete Harbour
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
60Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue69, Good
2. Wed61, Good
3. Thu64, Good
4. Fri49, Fair
5. Sat70, Good, the best day
6. Sun42, Poor
7. Mon28, 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. Tue69, Good
2. Wed61, Good
3. Thu64, Good
4. Fri49, Fair
5. Sat70, Good, the best day
6. Sun42, Poor
7. Mon28, Poor
Stay in Papeete
Moorea
Windsurf spot · French Polynesia
Wind 6–17 kn · Water 28°C
17Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri0, Poor
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun88, Good, the best day
7. Mon0, Poor
Stay in Papetoai
Miri miri
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 4–7 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
59Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri75, Good
5. Sat77, Good
6. Sun79, Good, the best day
7. Mon67, Good
Stay in Uturoa
Fare
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 4–6 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
59Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue38, Poor
2. Wed30, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri69, Good
5. Sat80, Good, the best day
6. Sun66, Good
7. Mon59, Fair
Fare Right
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 4–6 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
57Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue68, Good
2. Wed45, Fair
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri61, Good
5. Sat73, Good, the best day
6. Sun52, Fair
7. Mon54, Fair
Stay in Fare
Fitii
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 4–6 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
57Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue67, Good
2. Wed45, Fair
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri61, Good
5. Sat73, Good, the best day
6. Sun52, Fair
7. Mon54, Fair
Stay in Fare
Plei Plei
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 3–7 ft · Water 28°C
55Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri62, Good
5. Sat82, Good, the best day
6. Sun71, Good
7. Mon66, Good
Stay in Poutoru
Cook bay left
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
55Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue75, Good, the best day
2. Wed25, Poor
3. Thu45, Fair
4. Fri55, Fair
5. Sat70, Good
6. Sun44, Poor
7. Mon32, Poor
Stay in Papetoai
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. Tue87, Good
2. Wed88, Good
3. Thu89, Good
4. Fri89, Good
5. Sat70, Good
6. Sun70, Good
7. Mon90, Good, the best day
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. Tue86, Good
2. Wed88, Good
3. Thu89, Good
4. Fri88, Good
5. Sat69, Good
6. Sun70, Good
7. Mon90, Good, the best day
Stay in Papeete
Papetoai
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 2–4 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
54Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue75, Good, the best day
2. Wed25, Poor
3. Thu45, Fair
4. Fri50, Fair
5. Sat70, Good
6. Sun38, Poor
7. Mon29, Poor
Stay in Haapiti
Atiha
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 3–8 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
52Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri49, Fair
5. Sat66, Good
6. Sun83, Good, the best day
7. Mon65, Good
Stay in 'Ātihā
Haapiti
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 3–7 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
52Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri51, Fair
5. Sat65, Good
6. Sun83, Good, the best day
7. Mon66, Good
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. Tue85, Good
2. Wed87, Good
3. Thu88, Good
4. Fri87, Good
5. Sat69, Good
6. Sun70, Good
7. Mon89, Good, the best day
Stay in Papeete
La Fayette
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
51Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue60, Good, the best day
2. Wed56, Fair
3. Thu56, Fair
4. Fri32, Poor
5. Sat56, Fair
6. Sun29, Poor
7. Mon22, Poor
Stay in ʻĀrue
La Fayette Reef
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
51Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue60, Good, the best day
2. Wed56, Fair
3. Thu56, Fair
4. Fri32, Poor
5. Sat56, Fair
6. Sun29, Poor
7. Mon22, Poor
Stay in ʻĀrue
Taharaa Reef
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Hollow
50Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue54, Fair
2. Wed57, Fair
3. Thu62, Good, the best day
4. Fri30, Poor
5. Sat52, Fair
6. Sun31, Poor
7. Mon21, Poor
Stay in ʻĀrue
Orofara
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 2–5 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
50Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue67, Good, the best day
2. Wed48, Fair
3. Thu48, Fair
4. Fri38, Poor
5. Sat56, Fair
6. Sun34, Poor
7. Mon24, Poor
Aquarium
Dive site · French Polynesia · Open Water divers and up
Sea 0.9–1.2 m · Water 28°C
82Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue76, Good
2. Wed79, Good
3. Thu83, Good
4. Fri87, Good
5. Sat68, Good
6. Sun69, Good
7. Mon89, Good, the best day
Stay in Punaauia
Tao-tao
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 0.8–1.2 m · Water 28°C
80Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue68, Good
2. Wed75, Good
3. Thu78, Good
4. Fri85, Good
5. Sat85, Good
6. Sun63, Good
7. Mon86, Good, the best day
Stay in Uturoa
Sapinus
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 3–8 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
40Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri59, Fair
5. Sat21, Poor
6. Sun67, Good, the best day
7. Mon59, Fair
Stay in Punaauia
Sapinus Beach Break
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 3–8 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
40Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri58, Fair
5. Sat20, Poor
6. Sun66, Good, the best day
7. Mon58, Fair
Stay in Punaauia
Afu
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 3–8 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
38Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri51, Fair
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun73, Good, the best day
7. Mon68, Good
Stay in Punaauia
Taapuna
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 4–8 ft · Water 28°C · Soft
38Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri57, Fair
5. Sat20, Poor
6. Sun63, Good, the best day
7. Mon52, Fair
Stay in Punaauia
Vairao
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 3–8 ft · Water 27°C · Hollow
37Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri49, Fair
5. Sat21, Poor
6. Sun66, Good, the best day
7. Mon52, Fair
Stay in Teahupoo
te ava iti
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 3–8 ft · Water 27°C
36Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue15, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri52, Fair
5. Sat18, Poor
6. Sun66, Good, the best day
7. Mon42, Poor
Stay in Teahupoo
Paparaa
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 3–8 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
32Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri54, Fair
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun69, Good, the best day
7. Mon42, Poor
Stay in Papara
Paparaa - Outer Reefs
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Waves 3–8 ft · Water 28°C · Crumbling
32Poor out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue0, Poor
2. Wed0, Poor
3. Thu0, Poor
4. Fri49, Fair
5. Sat0, Poor
6. Sun70, Good, the best day
7. Mon42, Poor
Stay in Papara
La zelée
Dive site · French Polynesia · Open Water divers and up
Sea 0.6–0.9 m · Water 28°C
73Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue66, Good
2. Wed69, Good
3. Thu69, Good
4. Fri86, Good, the best day
5. Sat69, Good
6. Sun69, Good
7. Mon70, Good
Stay in Papeete
Grottes du Tahara
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 0.6–0.9 m · Water 28°C
71Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue68, Good
2. Wed68, Good
3. Thu68, Good
4. Fri86, Good, the best day
5. Sat67, Good
6. Sun67, Good
7. Mon68, Good
Stay in Mahina
Les Roses
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 0.6–0.9 m · Water 28°C
71Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue68, Good
2. Wed68, Good
3. Thu68, Good
4. Fri86, Good, the best day
5. Sat67, Good
6. Sun67, Good
7. Mon68, Good
Stay in Papeete
La source
Dive site · French Polynesia · Open Water divers and up
Sea 1–1.4 m · Water 28°C
69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue47, Fair
2. Wed52, Fair
3. Thu77, Good
4. Fri86, Good, the best day
5. Sat63, Good
6. Sun63, Good
7. Mon64, Good
Stay in Punaauia
Plateau aux tortues
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 1–1.4 m · Water 28°C
69Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue47, Fair
2. Wed52, Fair
3. Thu77, Good
4. Fri86, Good, the best day
5. Sat63, Good
6. Sun63, Good
7. Mon64, Good
Stay in Punaauia
L'Aquarium
Dive site · French Polynesia · Open Water divers and up
Sea 0.7–1.2 m · Water 28°C
68Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue57, Fair
2. Wed65, Good
3. Thu67, Good
4. Fri70, Good
5. Sat70, Good
6. Sun66, Good
7. Mon72, Good, the best day
Stay in Uturoa
Les Roses
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 0.9–1.3 m · Water 28°C
68Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue43, Poor
2. Wed54, Fair
3. Thu75, Good
4. Fri81, Good, the best day
5. Sat65, Good
6. Sun65, Good
7. Mon66, Good
Stay in Uturoa
Tombant St Etienne
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 1–1.4 m · Water 28°C
68Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue47, Fair
2. Wed52, Fair
3. Thu74, Good
4. Fri83, Good, the best day
5. Sat63, Good
6. Sun63, Good
7. Mon64, Good
Stay in Punaauia
Vallée aux Murènes
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 1–1.4 m · Water 28°C
68Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue47, Fair
2. Wed52, Fair
3. Thu76, Good
4. Fri85, Good, the best day
5. Sat63, Good
6. Sun63, Good
7. Mon64, Good
Stay in Punaauia
Mairie II
Dive site · French Polynesia · Open Water divers and up
Sea 1.3–1.7 m · Water 27°C
64Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue72, Good
2. Wed50, Fair
3. Thu46, Fair
4. Fri76, Good, the best day
5. Sat68, Good
6. Sun57, Fair
7. Mon53, Fair
Stay in Otepa
Temaruata
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 1–1.5 m · Water 28°C
63Good out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue41, Poor
2. Wed44, Poor
3. Thu51, Fair
4. Fri81, Good, the best day
5. Sat62, Good
6. Sun63, Good
7. Mon66, Good
Stay in Punaauia
Le Nordby
Dive site · French Polynesia · Open Water divers and up
Sea 0.7–1.2 m · Water 28°C
52Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue26, Poor
2. Wed26, Poor
3. Thu26, Poor
4. Fri82, Good, the best day
5. Sat67, Good
6. Sun10, Poor
7. Mon68, Good
Stay in Uturoa
Le trou de la Pieuvre
Dive site · French Polynesia · Open Water divers and up
Sea 1.4–2.3 m · Water 28°C
52Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue39, Poor
2. Wed40, Poor
3. Thu43, Poor
4. Fri59, Fair
5. Sat55, Fair
6. Sun46, Fair
7. Mon63, Good, the best day
Stay in Uturoa
Les rairas
Dive site · French Polynesia · Advanced divers and up
Sea 0.8–1.1 m · Water 28°C
51Fair out of 100 for the next 7 days
1. Tue25, Poor
2. Wed25, Poor
3. Thu25, Poor
4. Fri81, Good, the best day
5. Sat67, Good
6. Sun10, Poor
7. Mon67, Good
Stay in Uturoa
Iriru
Dive site · French Polynesia · Experienced divers only
Sea 0.6–1 m · Water 28°C
Good
Stay in Uturoa
Rauto’Anui
Dive site · French Polynesia · Experienced divers only
Sea 0.8–1.4 m · Water 28°C
Good
Stay in Uturoa
Te Ava Mo’a
Dive site · French Polynesia · Experienced divers only
Sea 0.6–1 m · Water 28°C
Good
Stay in Uturoa

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Åland Islands 4
Albania 43
Algeria 8
American Samoa 7
Andorra 8
Angola 13
Anguilla 5
Antigua and Barbuda 20
Argentina 127
Armenia 3
Aruba 41
Australia 2,310
Austria 1,195
Azerbaijan 3
Bahamas 66
Barbados 61
Belarus 5
Belgium 212
Belize 14
Benin 3
Bermuda 21
Bolivia 10
Bosnia and Herzegovina 67
Brazil 617
British Indian Ocean Territory 1
British Virgin Islands 74
Brunei Darussalam 3
Bulgaria 63
Burkina Faso 1
Cabo Verde 43
Cambodia 6
Cameroon 5
Canada 1,156
Cayman Islands 32
Chad 1
Chile 149
China 123
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 34
China, Macao Special Administrative Region 1
Colombia 115
Congo 4
Cook Islands 14
Costa Rica 102
Côte d’Ivoire 9
Croatia 236
Cuba 24
Curaçao 32
Cyprus 84
Czechia 581
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1
Denmark 822
Djibouti 11
Dominica 27
Dominican Republic 77
Ecuador 109
Egypt 521
El Salvador 23
Estonia 23
Eswatini 1
Ethiopia 1
Falkland Islands 2
Faroe Islands 7
Fiji 47
Finland 501
France 3,604
French Polynesia 81
Gabon 16
Gambia 3
Georgia 22
Germany 3,732
Ghana 25
Gibraltar 1
Greece 402
Greenland 8
Grenada 19
Guam 25
Guatemala 10
Guernsey 16
Guinea-Bissau 1
Haiti 2
Heard Island and McDonald Islands 1
Honduras 441
Hungary 124
Iceland 34
India 46
Indonesia 759
Iran 20
Iraq 1
Ireland 192
Isle of Man 2
Israel 231
Italy 2,266
Jamaica 55
Japan 522
Jersey 12
Jordan 25
Kazakhstan 7
Kenya 26
Kiribati 2
Kosovo 3
Kyrgyzstan 10
Lao People's Democratic Republic 2
Latvia 42
Lebanon 20
Lesotho 2
Liberia 7
Libya 1
Liechtenstein 4
Lithuania 75
Luxembourg 15
Madagascar 32
Malaysia 84
Maldives 192
Malta 149
Marshall Islands 34
Mauritania 1
Mauritius 57
Mexico 395
Micronesia 49
Monaco 3
Montenegro 50
Montserrat 2
Morocco 139
Mozambique 32
Myanmar 8
Namibia 36
Naoero 1
Nepal 3
Netherlands 670
New Caledonia 24
New Zealand 448
Nicaragua 37
Nigeria 3
Norfolk Island 5
North Macedonia 4
Northern Mariana Islands 5
Norway 614
Oman 23
Pakistan 7
Palau 21
Panama 80
Papua New Guinea 55
Peru 131
Philippines 247
Poland 566
Portugal 494
Puerto Rico 105
Qatar 3
Republic of Korea 30
Romania 81
Russian Federation 241
Saint Barthélemy 19
Saint Kitts and Nevis 14
Saint Lucia 26
Saint Martin 9
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19
Samoa 12
San Marino 1
Sao Tome and Principe 6
Saudi Arabia 16
Senegal 27
Serbia 30
Seychelles 59
Sierra Leone 4
Singapore 6
Sint Maarten 2
Slovakia 273
Slovenia 133
Solomon Islands 33
Somalia 3
South Africa 716
Spain 1,451
Sri Lanka 63
State of Palestine 12
Sudan 17
Sweden 433
Switzerland 1,170
Syrian Arab Republic 2
Taiwan 38
Tajikistan 1
Thailand 180
Timor-Leste 4
Togo 3
Tokelau 1
Tonga 28
Trinidad and Tobago 33
Tunisia 17
Türkiye 71
Turks and Caicos Islands 23
Uganda 2
Ukraine 70
United Arab Emirates 36
United Kingdom 1,348
United Republic of Tanzania 64
United States 5,851
United States Virgin Islands 31
Uruguay 46
Uzbekistan 2
Vanuatu 31
Venezuela 48
Viet Nam 36
Yemen 1
Zambia 1
Zimbabwe 2

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