Fare, French Polynesia

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Sunshine after the shower, Huahine - panoramio
Near Fare. Photo: Peter Gill / UK, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Fare

Fare is a town in Leeward Islands, French Polynesia. From Fare you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Fare, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is HUH, 3 km away.

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Staying in Fare

  • 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: HUH, 3 km, RFP, 46 km, BOB, 82 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Fare.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Fare each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Fare: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Fitii2.3 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft314 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft94 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, too small4 ft173 kJwind from the south, 11 knots, too small5 ft413 kJwind from the south, 13 knots, offshore, fair6 ft626 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, too big5 ft384 kJwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore, poor5 ft672 kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore, poor
All readings for Fitii: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fitii, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct21, too small4 ft11 ssoft314kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct6, too small2 ft10 smushy94kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct27, too small4 ft8 ssoft173kJwind from the south, 11 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct44, fair5 ft10 ssoft413kJwind from the south, 13 knots, offshore26°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft10 ssoft626kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct27, poor5 ft10 ssoft384kJwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore25°C
Sat 24Oct25, poor5 ft11 ssoft672kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore25°C
Fare0.3 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft314 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore, fair2 ft94 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, too small4 ft173 kJwind from the south, 11 knots, poor5 ft388 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, fair6 ft626 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, too big5 ft384 kJwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, poor5 ft524 kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots, poor
All readings for Fare: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fare, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct41, fair4 ft11 ssoft314kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore27°C
Mon 19Oct7, too small2 ft10 smushy94kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct24, poor4 ft8 smushy173kJwind from the south, 11 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct36, fair5 ft9 ssoft388kJwind from the south, 10 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft10 ssoft626kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct14, poor5 ft10 ssoft384kJwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots25°C
Sat 24Oct14, poor5 ft11 ssoft524kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots25°C
Fare Right1.3 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft314 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft94 kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots, too small4 ft173 kJwind from the south, 11 knots, too small5 ft388 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, poor6 ft626 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, too big5 ft384 kJwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore, poor5 ft672 kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore, poor
All readings for Fare Right: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fare Right, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct27, too small4 ft11 scrumbling314kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct6, too small2 ft10 smushy94kJwind from the north-west, 11 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct28, too small4 ft8 scrumbling173kJwind from the south, 11 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct34, poor5 ft9 ssoft388kJwind from the south, 10 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft10 scrumbling626kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct20, poor5 ft10 scrumbling384kJwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore25°C
Sat 24Oct26, poor5 ft11 scrumbling672kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore25°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Fare, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Fare

  • Huahine Yacht Club0.3 km from the centre
  • Restaurant Omai0.7 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits