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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Fare: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Fare Right1.3 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft117 kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots, too small5 ft332 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, too small5 ft371 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, too small6 ft723 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day6 ft880 kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots, offshore, fair6 ft833 kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore, fair6 ft956 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day
All readings for Fare Right: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Fare Right, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct4, too small2 ft10 smushy117kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct19, too small5 ft9 scrumbling332kJwind from the south, 12 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct25, too small5 ft9 ssoft371kJwind from the south, 10 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct50, good6 ft10 ssoft723kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore25°C
Fri 23Oct45, fair6 ft12 scrumbling880kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots, offshore25°C
Sat 24Oct47, fair6 ft11 scrumbling833kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore25°C
Sun 25Oct51, good6 ft11 scrumbling956kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, offshore25°C
Fitii2.3 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft117 kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots, too small5 ft332 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore, too small5 ft410 kJwind from the south, 13 knots, offshore, fair6 ft723 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day6 ft880 kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots, offshore, fair6 ft833 kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore, fair6 ft956 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, offshore, good
All readings for Fitii: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Fitii, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct4, too small2 ft10 smushy117kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct21, too small5 ft9 ssoft332kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore27°C
Wed 21Oct38, fair5 ft9 ssoft410kJwind from the south, 13 knots, offshore26°C
Thu 22Oct50, good6 ft10 ssoft723kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore25°C
Fri 23Oct45, fair6 ft12 ssoft880kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots, offshore25°C
Sat 24Oct47, fair6 ft11 ssoft833kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore25°C
Sun 25Oct50, good6 ft11 ssoft956kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, offshore25°C
Fare0.3 kmabout 5 min by car2 ft117 kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots, too small5 ft332 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, too small5 ft371 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, too small6 ft723 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore, fair6 ft880 kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots, too small6 ft711 kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore, fair6 ft956 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, poor
All readings for Fare: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Fare, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct4, too small2 ft10 smushy117kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small5 ft9 ssoft332kJwind from the south, 12 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct27, too small5 ft9 ssoft371kJwind from the south, 10 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct40, fair6 ft10 ssoft723kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore25°C
Fri 23Oct21, too small6 ft12 ssoft880kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots25°C
Sat 24Oct36, fair6 ft11 ssoft711kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore25°C
Sun 25Oct28, poor6 ft11 ssoft956kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots25°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