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

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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).

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Spots near here: 33 places in 3 sports

Surf · this week

Vairao · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Teahupoo
53 out of 100
te ava iti · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Teahupoo
49 out of 100
Paparaa · about 35 min by car · stays in Papara
48 out of 100
Sapinus · about 5 min by car
48 out of 100
Sapinus Beach Break · about 5 min by car
48 out of 100
Taapuna · about 10 min by car
48 out of 100
Paparaa - Outer Reefs · about 35 min by car · stays in Papara
45 out of 100
Afu · about 15 min by car
42 out of 100

All 24 surf spots

Teahupoo Reef · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Teahupoo
42 out of 100
Maraa · about 25 min by car · stays in Paea
38 out of 100
Papeete Harbour · about 20 min by car · stays in Papeete
27 out of 100
Papeete Harbour Reef · about 20 min by car · stays in Papeete
27 out of 100
Taharaa Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in ʻĀrue
26 out of 100
La Fayette · about 30 min by car · stays in ʻĀrue
25 out of 100
La Fayette Reef · about 30 min by car · stays in ʻĀrue
25 out of 100
Orofara · about 40 min by car · stays in Orofara
23 out of 100
Faaone · about 55 min by car · stays in Teahupoo
15 out of 100
PK15 · about 40 min by car · stays in Mahina
15 out of 100
Point Venus · about 35 min by car · stays in Mahina
15 out of 100
Rocky Point · about 40 min by car · stays in Mahina
15 out of 100
mahaena · about 55 min by car · stays in Mahina
9 out of 100
Papenoo · about 45 min by car · stays in Mahina
9 out of 100
Papenoo Rivermouth · about 45 min by car · stays in Mahina
9 out of 100
Trou du Souffleur · about 45 min by car · stays in Mahina
9 out of 100

Sailing · this week

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

Dive · this week

Aquarium · 8.1 km · stays here
76 out of 100
La source · 2.1 km · stays here
67 out of 100
Plateau aux tortues · 2 km · stays here
67 out of 100
Tombant St Etienne · 2.9 km · stays here
66 out of 100
Vallée aux Murènes · 5.4 km · stays here
66 out of 100
Temaruata · 2.2 km · stays here
63 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

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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 24 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, 09:24 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).