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Teavapiti, French Polynesia

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About Teavapiti

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. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 92). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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 months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Uturoa, 3.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 dive sites.

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 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PPT, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

    See flights MDW → PPT · Skyscanner from about £535 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 4 h from the airport to Teavapiti.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct143 ft7 smushy59kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct172 ft9 ssoft48kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct222 ft8 smushy61kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct273 ft7 smushy90kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct193 ft10 smushy128kJ26°C
Fri 23Oct143 ft10 ssoft125kJ26°C
Sat 24Oct133 ft9 smushy148kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct193 ft11 smushy264kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct234 ft10 smushy258kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct314 ft11 smushy395kJ26°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to PPT, changing at LAX, then 4h by road. About 23h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Miri miri

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 21 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 14 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to PPT, changing at LAX, then 4h by road. About 23h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Uturoa each day: faaroa, Miri miri, Teavapiti.

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Rough cost

About £1,025–£1,965 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PPT, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£535–£1,110
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£1,025–£1,965

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

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

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