Plei Plei, French Polynesia

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Tiva, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: RFP (RFP), 10 km.

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About Plei Plei

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

The spot faces SW (239°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (59°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually March, with about 4 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Tiva, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: RFP (RFP), 10 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 23 h 45 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. 4 h 15 from the airport to Plei Plei.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Tiva, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: RFP (RFP), 10 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 Plei Plei, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, too small	4 ft12 s	425kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	27°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	4 ft6 s	122kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	6 ft7 s	295kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	7 ft9 s	670kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	53, good	8 ft10 s	1,048kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	7 ft11 s	998kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	40, fair	6 ft11 s	879kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	44, fair	9 ft11 s	1,693kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	26°C
Mon 26Oct	51, good	8 ft11 s	1,486kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	26°C
Tue 27Oct	55, good	10 ft12 s	2,542kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	26°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. 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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to PPT, changing at LAX, then 4h 15 by road. About 23h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Plei Plei
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 8 ft at 10 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Plei Plei
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, wind 14 kn (27 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Plei Plei
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 6 ft at 11 s, wind 13 kn (23 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to PPT, changing at LAX, then 4h 15 by road. About 23h 45 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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