Afu, French Polynesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Paea, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PPT (PPT), 15 km.

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About Afu

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (248°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (68°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 27). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Paea, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PPT (PPT), 15 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PPT, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Afu.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Paea, 1 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PPT (PPT), 15 km.
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Forecast

Afu does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Afu, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	57, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	388kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft10 shollow	102kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	28, poor	5 ft7 smushy	177kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	789kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 scrumbling	1,128kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 scrumbling	848kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 scrumbling	1,279kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 scrumbling	1,113kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	23°C
Mon 26Oct	0, too big	9 ft11 scrumbling	1,793kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	24°C
Tue 27Oct	0, too big	11 ft12 scrumbling	3,035kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	24°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to PPT, changing at LAX, then 35 min by road. About 20h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Afu
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to PPT, changing at LAX, then 35 min by road. About 20h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £815–£1,615 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to PPT, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£535–£1,110
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£25–£45
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£815–£1,615

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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