Mahina, French Polynesia

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About Mahina

Mahina is a town in Windward Islands, French Polynesia. From Mahina you can reach 11 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Point Venus, a surf spot 1.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is PPT, 14 km away.

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Staying in Mahina

4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PPT, 14 km, MOZ, 29 km, HUH, 187 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 Mahina.

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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 Mahina each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Mahina too.

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.

Spot

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Sun 25

La Fayette3.9 kmabout 10 min by carStays in ʻĀrue

2 ft54 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

4 ft275 kJ

4 ft447 kJ

5 ft516 kJ

5 ft491 kJ

5 ft505 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Fayette, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	2 ft9 shollow	54kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	2 ft13 shollow	103kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	4 ft9 shollow	275kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft11 shollow	447kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	5 ft12 shollow	516kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	5 ft11 shollow	491kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	5 ft11 shollow	505kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	27°C

La Fayette Reef3.5 kmabout 10 min by carStays in ʻĀrue

2 ft54 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

4 ft275 kJ

4 ft447 kJ

5 ft516 kJ

5 ft491 kJ

5 ft505 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Fayette Reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	2 ft9 shollow	54kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	2 ft13 shollow	103kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	4 ft9 shollow	275kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft11 shollow	447kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	5 ft12 shollow	516kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	5 ft11 shollow	491kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	5 ft11 shollow	505kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	27°C

Taharaa Reef2.4 kmabout 5 min by carStays in ʻĀrue, 2 km

2 ft54 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

4 ft275 kJ

4 ft447 kJ

5 ft516 kJ

5 ft491 kJ

5 ft505 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Taharaa Reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	2 ft9 shollow	54kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	2 ft13 shollow	103kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	4 ft9 shollow	275kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft11 shollow	447kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	5 ft12 shollow	516kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	5 ft11 shollow	491kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	34, too small	5 ft11 shollow	505kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	27°C

Point Venus1.6 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft30 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

3 ft160 kJ

3 ft230 kJ

3 ft223 kJ

3 ft269 kJ

3 ft221 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Point Venus, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	69kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	160kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	230kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	223kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	269kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	221kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	26°C

mahaena19.3 kmabout 35 min by car

3 ft43 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

3 ft29 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at mahaena, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	3 ft6 shollow	43kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 13 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 shollow	43kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 shollow	49kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	3, too small	2 ft9 shollow	33kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 shollow	31kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	2 ft7 shollow	40kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	3 ft5 shollow	29kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	25°C

Papenoo7.5 kmabout 15 min by car

3 ft43 kJ

2 ft47 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Papenoo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	3 ft6 smushy	43kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	2 ft7 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	2 ft9 smushy	53kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	37kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	1 ft6 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	25°C

Trou du Souffleur10.5 kmabout 20 min by car

2 ft32 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

1 ft32 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Trou du Souffleur, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 shollow	40kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	33kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft10 shollow	32kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	26°C

Papenoo Rivermouth7.4 kmabout 15 min by car

2 ft32 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

1 ft32 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Papenoo Rivermouth, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	40kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 shollow	33kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	1 ft10 shollow	32kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	26°C

Orofara3.1 kmabout 5 min by car

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PK155.1 kmabout 10 min by car

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Rocky Point5.3 kmabout 10 min by car

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Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Mahina, 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).

Dive near Mahina

Grottes du Tahara 2.1 km · stays here

Places to eat near Mahina

Roulotte / Pizzeria - G&JPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
SODI PouletChicken · 0.5 km from the centre
Restaurant Yacht Club ArueSeafood · 1.8 km from the centre
L'Imprevu0.1 km from the centre
Le Patio0.4 km from the centre
Mana Traiteur - Centre de détente Moana1.1 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