Punaauia. Photo: Matthew Dillon from Hollywood, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Punaauia

Surf, sailing and dive town · French Polynesia

Surf, sailing and dive, 6 nights from tomorrow, from your nearest start point: scored, planned and costed. Try another search

Beds: 9 places

9 places to stay within 2 km.

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 9 places to stay · Booking.com

Spots near here: 28 places in 3 sports

Surf · this week

Papeete Harbour · about 20 min by car · stays in Papeete
62 out of 100
Papeete Harbour Reef · about 20 min by car · stays in Papeete
62 out of 100
La Fayette · about 30 min by car · stays in ʻĀrue
54 out of 100
La Fayette Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in ʻĀrue
54 out of 100
Orofara · about 40 min by car · stays in Orofara
53 out of 100
Taharaa Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in ʻĀrue
51 out of 100
PK15 · about 40 min by car · stays in Mahina
40 out of 100
Rocky Point · about 40 min by car · stays in Mahina
40 out of 100

All 19 surf spots

Sapinus · about 5 min by car
40 out of 100
Sapinus Beach Break · about 5 min by car
39 out of 100
Afu · about 15 min by car
38 out of 100
Taapuna · about 10 min by car
38 out of 100
Paparaa · about 35 min by car · stays in Papara
37 out of 100
Paparaa - Outer Reefs · about 35 min by car · stays in Papara
36 out of 100
Maraa · about 25 min by car · stays in Paea
31 out of 100
Papenoo · about 45 min by car · stays in Mahina
10 out of 100
Papenoo Rivermouth · about 45 min by car · stays in Mahina · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Point Venus · about 35 min by car · stays in Mahina · Not for intermediates
–, no score
Trou du Souffleur · about 45 min by car · stays in Mahina · Not for intermediates
–, no score

Sailing · this week

Marina Taïna · 5.5 km · stays here
38 out of 100

Dive · this week

Aquarium · 8.1 km · stays here
77 out of 100
La source · 2.1 km · stays here
73 out of 100
Plateau aux tortues · 2 km · stays here
73 out of 100
Vallée aux Murènes · 5.4 km · stays here
73 out of 100
Tombant St Etienne · 2.9 km · stays here
72 out of 100
Temaruata · 2.2 km · stays here
71 out of 100
Faille St Etienne · 2.7 km · stays here
–, no score
Papa Whisky · 7.9 km · stays here
–, no score

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 Punaauia.

Map

the town and every place near it

Punaauia on Google Maps

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 30 km from Punaauia.

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Photos of Punaauia

Tahiti, French Polynesia — Photo: Matthew Dillon from Hollywood, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Punaauia

where it is, what is near

Punaauia is a town in Windward Islands, French Polynesia.

From Punaauia you can reach 19 surf spots, 1 sailing spot and 8 dive sites.

The nearest is Sapinus Beach Break, a surf spot 1.6 km from the centre.

Overture lists 9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

The nearest airport is Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), 9 km away.

In Windward Islands · French Polynesia

9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT), 9 km, Moorea Temae Airport (MOZ), 23 km, Huahine-Fare Airport (HUH), 184 km

Forecast updated Mon 2 Nov, 03:16 UTC. 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).