Petit reef de Vaischa, French Polynesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Teahupoo, 21 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PPT (PPT), 34 km.

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About Petit reef de Vaischa

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

The spot faces E (68°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (248°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. 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 months are usually February, March, April and November, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Teahupoo, 21 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PPT (PPT), 34 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 25 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. 55 min from the airport to Petit reef de Vaischa.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Teahupoo, 21 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: PPT (PPT), 34 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Petit reef de Vaischa, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 shollow	30kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	31°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft8 shollow	28kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft9 shollow	30kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	5, too small	1 ft10 shollow	27kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 shollow	22kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 shollow	24kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 shollow	22kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	26°C
Mon 26Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 shollow	38kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	23°C
Tue 27Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 shollow	44kJ	wind from the east, 5 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to PPT, changing at LAX, then 55 min by road. About 20h 25 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to PPT, changing at LAX, then 55 min by road. About 20h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £860–£1,685 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
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£860–£1,685

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

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