Temae, French Polynesia

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About Temae

Temae is a town in Windward Islands, French Polynesia. From Temae you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Temae, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MOZ, 1 km away.

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Staying in Temae

11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MOZ, 1 km, PPT, 19 km, HUH, 160 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Temae 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

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Atiha12.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in 'ĀtihāIntermediate and up

4 ft392 kJ

3 ft88 kJ

5 ft308 kJ

8 ft794 kJ

8 ft1167 kJ

7 ft849 kJ

7 ft1268 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Atiha, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	73, good	4 ft11 shollow	392kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	33, too small	3 ft8 shollow	88kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	5 ft9 smushy	308kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	794kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 smushy	1,167kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	849kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 smushy	1,268kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	25°C

Haapiti13.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Haapiti, 6 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft383 kJ

3 ft128 kJ

5 ft461 kJ

7 ft776 kJ

8 ft1187 kJ

7 ft849 kJ

7 ft1268 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Haapiti, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	70, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	383kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	128kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 10 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 smushy	461kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	776kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 smushy	1,187kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	849kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 ssoft	1,268kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	25°C

Papetoai11.5 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Haapiti, 4 kmNeeds 3 ft+

3 ft209 kJ

2 ft76 kJ

4 ft171 kJ

6 ft474 kJ

6 ft683 kJ

5 ft492 kJ

6 ft734 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Papetoai, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, poor	3 ft11 smushy	209kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft10 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	50, good	4 ft7 smushy	171kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	16, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	474kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 ssoft	683kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 17 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	52, good	5 ft11 ssoft	492kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 19 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	50, good	6 ft11 ssoft	734kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	24°C

Taotai - Club Med left13.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Haapiti, 4 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft209 kJ

2 ft76 kJ

5 ft298 kJ

6 ft487 kJ

6 ft764 kJ

6 ft751 kJ

6 ft734 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Taotai - Club Med left, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	3 ft11 smushy	209kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	2 ft10 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	5 ft8 smushy	298kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	487kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	6 ft11 scrumbling	764kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 17 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	6 ft12 scrumbling	751kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 19 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	6 ft11 scrumbling	734kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	24°C

Taotai - Club Med right13 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Haapiti, 4 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft209 kJ

2 ft76 kJ

5 ft298 kJ

6 ft487 kJ

6 ft764 kJ

6 ft751 kJ

6 ft734 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Taotai - Club Med right, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	3 ft11 smushy	209kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	2 ft10 smushy	76kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	5 ft8 smushy	298kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	487kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	6 ft11 scrumbling	764kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 17 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	6 ft12 scrumbling	751kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 19 knots, offshore	24°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	6 ft11 scrumbling	734kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	24°C

Temae0.8 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

2 ft84 kJ

2 ft45 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

3 ft145 kJ

3 ft212 kJ

3 ft160 kJ

3 ft219 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Temae, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	2 ft11 smushy	84kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft10 shollow	45kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	145kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	212kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	160kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	219kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Temae, 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 Temae

Motu Grill0.9 km from the centre
Golden Lake RestaurantChinese · 1.1 km from the centre
Bar VueFrench · 1.4 km from the centre
Pure1.4 km from the centre
Casa Pizza MooreaPizza · 1.5 km from the centre
Fare La Canadienne Burger HouseBurger · 1.5 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