About Teahupoo

Teahupoo is a town in Windward Islands, French Polynesia. From Teahupoo you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 2 dive sites, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Teahupoo, a kite spot 3.1 km from the centre. The nearest airport is PPT, 52 km away.

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Staying in Teahupoo

0 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PPT, 52 km, MOZ, 69 km, HUH, 230 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 Teahupoo. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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 Teahupoo 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 intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

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te ava iti7.8 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft392 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

3 ft311 kJ

7 ft798 kJ

8 ft1101 kJ

7 ft1094 kJ

7 ft1279 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at te ava iti, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	72, good	4 ft11 s	392kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 s	61kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	33°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	3 ft12 s	311kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 s	798kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 s	1,101kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 s	1,094kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 s	1,279kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	26°C

Vairao7.4 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft448 kJ

3 ft58 kJ

4 ft224 kJ

7 ft762 kJ

8 ft1058 kJ

7 ft1071 kJ

7 ft1245 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Vairao, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	68, good	4 ft11 shollow	448kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	3 ft6 shollow	58kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	33°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 shollow	224kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 shollow	762kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 shollow	1,058kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 shollow	1,071kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 shollow	1,245kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	26°C

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

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Teahupoo. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

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

Sun 18

Mon 19

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Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Faaone21.1 kmabout 40 min by car

3 ft34 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Faaone, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	3 ft5 shollow	34kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 shollow	24kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	31°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 shollow	24kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	1 ft8 shollow	27kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	1 ft10 shollow	27kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	1 ft10 shollow	21kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 shollow	17kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	26°C

Kite near Teahupoo

Teahupoo 3.1 km · stays here

Dive near Teahupoo

Le fer à cheval 4.9 km · stays here
Le tombant Gorgognes 8.7 km · stays here

Teahupoo, French Polynesia