
Punaauia
Surf and dive town · French Polynesia
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Beds: 9 places
9 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 9 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 27 places in 2 sports
Surf · this week
Sapinus · about 5 min by car
46 out of 100Sapinus Beach Break · about 5 min by car
46 out of 100Taapuna · about 10 min by car
45 out of 100Paparaa · about 35 min by car · stays in Papara
43 out of 100Paparaa - Outer Reefs · about 35 min by car · stays in Papara
40 out of 100Afu · about 15 min by car
39 out of 100Maraa · about 25 min by car · stays in Paea
36 out of 100Papeete Harbour · about 20 min by car · stays in Papeete
27 out of 100
All 19 surf spots
Papeete Harbour Reef · about 20 min by car · stays in Papeete
27 out of 100Taharaa Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in ʻĀrue
25 out of 100La Fayette · about 30 min by car · stays in ʻĀrue
24 out of 100La Fayette Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in ʻĀrue
24 out of 100Orofara · about 40 min by car · stays in Orofara
21 out of 100PK15 · about 40 min by car · stays in Mahina
14 out of 100Rocky Point · about 40 min by car · stays in Mahina
14 out of 100Point Venus · about 35 min by car · stays in Mahina
13 out of 100Trou du Souffleur · about 45 min by car · stays in Mahina
12 out of 100Papenoo Rivermouth · about 45 min by car · stays in Mahina
10 out of 100Papenoo · about 45 min by car · stays in Mahina
8 out of 100
Dive · this week
Aquarium · 8.1 km · stays here
83 out of 100La source · 2.1 km · stays here
74 out of 100Plateau aux tortues · 2 km · stays here
74 out of 100Vallée aux Murènes · 5.4 km · stays here
73 out of 100Tombant St Etienne · 2.9 km · stays here
72 out of 100Temaruata · 2.2 km · stays here
67 out of 100Faille St Etienne · 2.7 km · stays here
–, no scorePapa 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
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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 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 . 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).