Papeete
Surf, sailing and dive town · French Polynesia
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Beds: 33 places
33 places to stay within 2 km.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£85 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£100 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£130 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 33 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 23 places in 3 sports
Surf · this week
Afu · about 35 min by car · stays in Punaauia · Not for beginners
–, no scoreLa Fayette · about 15 min by car · stays in ʻĀrue · Not for beginners
–, no scoreLa Fayette Reef · about 10 min by car · stays in ʻĀrue · Not for beginners
–, no scoreOrofara · about 25 min by car · stays in Orofara · Not for beginners
–, no scorePapeete Harbour · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePapeete Harbour Reef · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePapenoo · about 30 min by car · stays in Mahina · Not for beginners
–, no scorePapenoo Rivermouth · about 30 min by car · stays in Mahina · Not for beginners
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All 16 surf spots
PK15 · about 25 min by car · stays in Mahina · Not for beginners
–, no scorePoint Venus · about 20 min by car · stays in Mahina · Not for beginners
–, no scoreRocky Point · about 25 min by car · stays in Mahina · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSapinus · about 25 min by car · stays in Punaauia · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSapinus Beach Break · about 25 min by car · stays in Punaauia · Not for beginners
–, no scoreTaapuna · about 15 min by car · stays in Punaauia · Not for beginners
–, no scoreTaharaa Reef · about 15 min by car · stays in ʻĀrue · Not for beginners
–, no scoreTrou du Souffleur · about 35 min by car · stays in Mahina · Not for beginners
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Sailing · this week
TECHNIMARINE · 0.9 km · stays here
0 out of 100
Dive · this week
La zelée · 1.2 km · stays here
83 out of 100Epave Catalina · 4.4 km · stays here
81 out of 100La virgule · 4.7 km · stays here
80 out of 100Vallée des requins · 5.5 km · stays here
80 out of 100Les Roses · 5.7 km · stays here
76 out of 100Faille d'Arue · 5 km · stays here
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Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Papeete.
Map
the town and every place near it
Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 20 km from Papeete.
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About Papeete
where it is, what is near
Papeete is a town in Windward Islands, French Polynesia.
From Papeete you can reach 16 surf spots, 1 sailing spot and 6 dive sites.
The nearest is TECHNIMARINE, a sailing spot 0.9 km from the centre.
Overture lists 33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
The nearest airport is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), 5 km away.
In Windward Islands · French Polynesia
- 33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), 5 km, Moorea Temae Airport (MOZ), 21 km, Huahine-Fare Airport (HUH), 181 km
Forecast updated . 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.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).