Uturoa, French Polynesia
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About Uturoa
Uturoa is a town in Leeward Islands, French Polynesia. From Uturoa you can reach 3 surf spots and 11 dive sites. The nearest is Le Nordby, a dive site 1.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is RFP, 2 km away.
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Staying in Uturoa
- 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: RFP, 2 km, HUH, 45 km, BOB, 46 km
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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 Uturoa.
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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 Uturoa each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.Good★ BestBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miri miri7.4 kmabout 15 min by car | 4 ft446 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small | 4 ft122 kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, too small | 5 ft263 kJwind from the south, 8 knots, too small | 7 ft662 kJwind from the south, 11 knots, fair | 7 ft1002 kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots★ Best, good, best spot that day | 7 ft980 kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots, poor | 7 ft1212 kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots, fair |
All readings for Miri miri: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| faaroa9.7 kmabout 20 min by car | 3 ft143 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small | 2 ft47 kJwind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, too small | 4 ft102 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, offshore, too small | 5 ft175 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, too small | 4 ft338 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, too small | 5 ft335 kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots, too small | 5 ft313 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, too small |
All readings for faaroa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Teavapiti3.1 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft59 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small | 2 ft48 kJwind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft61 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, too small | 3 ft90 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, too small | 3 ft128 kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots, too small | 3 ft125 kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, too small | 3 ft148 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, too small |
All readings for Teavapiti: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Uturoa, 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 Uturoa
- Le Nordby 1.5 km · stays here
- Te Ava Piti 3 km · stays here
- Le trou de la Pieuvre 4.9 km · stays here
- L'Aquarium 5.1 km · stays here
- Les rairas 6 km · stays here
- Les Roses 6.4 km · stays here
- Rauto’Anui 7.1 km · stays here
- Iriru 9.3 km · stays here
- Te Tuatiare 11.9 km · stays here
- Te Ava Mo’a 15.4 km · stays here
- Tao-tao 18.9 km · stays here
Places to eat near Uturoa
- Jade GardenChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
- La pizzeria du marché d’Uturoa - L’ApizzaPizza · 0.5 km from the centre
- Le Kaimana0.9 km from the centre
- Brasserie Mara'amu0.2 km from the centre
- La Raie Gate0.2 km from the centre
- Lynk0.2 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