Western French Polynesia
30 of 30 beaches scored, 0 good now
5.8GoodAverage Beach ScoreBest: Plage d'Ahonu, 6.6
- Water
- 26°C79°F
- Wind
- 18 km/h11 mph
- Waves
- 2.2 m7 ft
Plage de la Pointe Venus, Windward IslandsFrench Polynesia beaches
Which French Polynesia beach is best right now? 32 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.
- Beaches32
- Good now0 of 32
- Water23 to 28°C73 to 82°F
- Best nowPlage d'Ahonu6.6Good
Updated 7:23 pm local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags
Top 3 right now
5 beaches score 6.6 right now. These three have the best stretch ahead, then the lightest wind.
- 26°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one16.6Good
Plage d'Ahonu
Windward Islands
No good stretch left today- Air
- 24°C75°F
- Water
- 26°C80°F
- Wind
- 10 km/h6 mph
- Waves
- 2.1 m7 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 7 am, 7.2 - 26°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one26.6Good
Plage d'Orofara
Windward Islands
No good stretch left today- Air
- 24°C75°F
- Water
- 26°C80°F
- Wind
- 10 km/h6 mph
- Waves
- 2.1 m7 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 7 am, 7.2 - 27°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one36.6Good
Plage Hokule'a
Windward Islands
No good stretch left today- Air
- 24°C75°F
- Water
- 27°C80°F
- Wind
- 10 km/h6 mph
- Waves
- 2.1 m7 ft
Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 7 am, 7.2
French Polynesia today
A mixed day for the beach across French Polynesia: 0 of 32 scored beaches are good right now, best in Eastern French Polynesia, water is 23 to 28°C73 to 82°F, and wind averages 18 km/h11 mph (gentle breeze). Read at 7:23 pm; everything below is computed from that reading.
Eastern French Polynesia
2 of 2 beaches scored, 0 good now
8.4GreatAverage Beach ScoreBest: Plage de Koku'u, 8.5
- Water
- —
- Wind
- —
- Waves
- —
- 28°C82°FNo photo yet
Warmest water
28°C82°F
plage publique
Tuamotu-Gambier. 1.3°2.3° above the French Polynesia average. Score 7.7 Great.
- 27°C80°FNo photo yet
Best for families
5.7 Good
Main Beach
Leeward Islands. Top score of the 1 scored beach tagged with lifeguards.
Best hours
The best hour left today is 2 pm (6.4); the weakest is 7 am (5.6).
The strongest stretch runs 6 am to 7 pm.
French Polynesia tomorrow: the best hour is 7 am (6.1) and the weakest is 1 pm (4.5).
The strongest stretch runs 6 am to 10 am.
7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour
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- 26°C80°FNo photo yet6.6Good
Plage d'Ahonu
Windward Islands
2.1 m7 ft waves, light wind and 26°C80°F water.
- Water26°C80°F
- Air24°C75°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves2.1 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 26°C80°FNo photo yet6.6Good
Plage d'Orofara
Windward Islands
2.1 m7 ft waves, light wind and 26°C80°F water.
- Water26°C80°F
- Air24°C75°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves2.1 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 27°C80°FNo photo yet6.6Good
Plage Hokule'a
Windward Islands
2.1 m7 ft waves, light wind and 27°C80°F water.
- Water27°C80°F
- Air24°C75°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves2.1 m7 ft
- Paid parking
- 27°C80°FNo photo yet6.6Good
Plage Lafayette
Windward Islands
2.1 m7 ft waves, light wind and 27°C80°F water.
- Water27°C80°F
- Air24°C75°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves2.1 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 27°C80°FNo photo yet6.6Good
Plage Radisson
Windward Islands
2.1 m7 ft waves, light wind and 27°C80°F water.
- Water27°C80°F
- Air24°C75°F
- Wind10 km/h6 mph
- Waves2.1 m7 ft
- Free parking
- 26°C80°FNo photo yet5.9Good
Plage de Temae
Windward Islands
2.0 m7 ft waves, light wind and 26°C80°F water.
- Water26°C80°F
- Air24°C75°F
- Wind7 km/h4 mph
- Waves2.0 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
5.9GoodPlage de la Pointe Venus
Windward Islands
1.6 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 26°C80°F water.
- Water26°C80°F
- Air24°C75°F
- Wind18 km/h11 mph
- Waves1.6 m5 ft
- Free parking
- 26°C79°FNo photo yet5.6Good
Plage Toaroto
Windward Islands
2.3 m8 ft waves, gentle breeze and 26°C79°F water.
- Water26°C79°F
- Air24°C74°F
- Wind12 km/h8 mph
- Waves2.3 m8 ft
- Free parking
- 26°C80°FNo photo yet5.6Good
Plage de Malibu
Windward Islands
2.4 m8 ft waves, gentle breeze and 26°C80°F water.
- Water26°C80°F
- Air25°C77°F
- Wind14 km/h8 mph
- Waves2.4 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 26°C79°FNo photo yet5.6Good
Plage Publique Vaiava
Windward Islands
2.3 m8 ft waves, breezy and 26°C79°F water.
- Water26°C79°F
- Air24°C74°F
- Wind22 km/h14 mph
- Waves2.3 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
5.2FairPlage de Ta'ahiamanu
Windward Islands
2.4 m8 ft waves, gentle breeze and 26°C80°F water.
- Water26°C80°F
- Air24°C75°F
- Wind17 km/h11 mph
- Waves2.4 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 26°C80°FNo photo yet5.2Fair
Ta’ahiamanu
Windward Islands
2.4 m8 ft waves, gentle breeze and 26°C80°F water.
- Water26°C80°F
- Air24°C75°F
- Wind17 km/h11 mph
- Waves2.4 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 26°C80°FNo photo yet4.8Fair
Plage des tipaniers
Windward Islands
2.4 m8 ft waves, breezy and 26°C80°F water.
- Water26°C80°F
- Air24°C76°F
- Wind27 km/h17 mph
- Waves2.4 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 26°C80°FNo photo yet4.8Fair
Plage publique de Tiahura
Windward Islands
2.4 m8 ft waves, breezy and 26°C80°F water.
- Water26°C80°F
- Air24°C76°F
- Wind27 km/h17 mph
- Waves2.4 m8 ft
- Free parking
- 26°C80°FNo photo yet4.8Fair
Painapo Beach
Windward Islands
2.6 m8 ft waves, strong wind and 26°C80°F water.
- Water26°C80°F
- Air24°C75°F
- Wind29 km/h18 mph
- Waves2.6 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- No photo yet8.5Excellenttomorrow
Plage de Koku'u
Marquesas Islands
Waves not available, wind not available.
- Watern/a
- Airn/a
- Windn/a
- Wavesn/a
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- No photo yet8.4Greattomorrow
Akuoa
French Polynesia
Waves not available, wind not available.
- Watern/a
- Airn/a
- Windn/a
- Wavesn/a
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 28°C82°FNo photo yet7.7Greattomorrow
plage publique
Tuamotu-Gambier
1.2 m4 ft waves, strong wind and 28°C82°F water.
- Water28°C82°F
- Air26°C79°F
- Wind31 km/h19 mph
- Waves1.2 m4 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 23°C73°FNo photo yet6.4Goodtomorrow
Naairoa Beach
Austral Islands
2.6 m8 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C73°F water.
- Water23°C73°F
- Air21°C70°F
- Wind13 km/h8 mph
- Waves2.6 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 23°C74°FNo photo yet6.3Goodtomorrow
Quickscoper
Austral Islands
2.5 m8 ft waves, gentle breeze and 23°C74°F water.
- Water23°C74°F
- Air21°C70°F
- Wind13 km/h8 mph
- Waves2.5 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 26°C79°FNo photo yet5.9Goodtomorrow
Plage publique de Rohotu
Windward Islands
2.5 m8 ft waves, breezy and 26°C79°F water.
- Water26°C79°F
- Air24°C75°F
- Wind22 km/h14 mph
- Waves2.5 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 27°C80°FNo photo yet5.7Goodtomorrow
Plage de l'Hotel
Leeward Islands
2.2 m7 ft waves, breezy and 27°C80°F water.
- Water27°C80°F
- Air25°C76°F
- Wind23 km/h14 mph
- Waves2.2 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 27°C80°FNo photo yet5.7Goodtomorrow
Plage Hana Iti
Leeward Islands
2.2 m7 ft waves, breezy and 27°C80°F water.
- Water27°C80°F
- Air25°C76°F
- Wind23 km/h14 mph
- Waves2.2 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 27°C80°FNo photo yet5.7Goodtomorrow
Hirifa
Tuamotu-Gambier
1.6 m5 ft waves, breezy and 27°C80°F water.
- Water27°C80°F
- Air26°C78°F
- Wind28 km/h17 mph
- Waves1.6 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 27°C80°FNo photo yet5.7Goodtomorrow
Main Beach
Leeward Islands
2.4 m8 ft waves, breezy and 27°C80°F water.
- Water27°C80°F
- Air25°C77°F
- Wind29 km/h18 mph
- Waves2.4 m8 ft
- Lifeguards
- 26°C80°FNo photo yet5.3Fairtomorrow
Māui
Windward Islands
2.2 m7 ft waves, light wind and 26°C80°F water.
- Water26°C80°F
- Air23°C73°F
- Wind5 km/h3 mph
- Waves2.2 m7 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 26°C79°FNo photo yet5.3Fairtomorrow
Plage Taharuu
Windward Islands
2.4 m8 ft waves, gentle breeze and 26°C79°F water.
- Water26°C79°F
- Air22°C72°F
- Wind13 km/h8 mph
- Waves2.4 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 26°C79°FNo photo yet5.3Fairtomorrow
Site public d Oututaihia
Windward Islands
2.4 m8 ft waves, gentle breeze and 26°C79°F water.
- Water26°C79°F
- Air22°C72°F
- Wind13 km/h8 mph
- Waves2.4 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 27°C81°FNo photo yet5.3Fairtomorrow
Plage du PK9
Tuamotu-Gambier
1.5 m5 ft waves, strong wind and 27°C81°F water.
- Water27°C81°F
- Air26°C78°F
- Wind30 km/h18 mph
- Waves1.5 m5 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 27°C80°FNo photo yet5.2Fairtomorrow
Matira Beach
Leeward Islands
2.4 m8 ft waves, strong wind and 27°C80°F water.
- Water27°C80°F
- Air25°C77°F
- Wind29 km/h18 mph
- Waves2.4 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 5.0Fairtomorrow
Plage de Tautira
Windward Islands
1.2 m4 ft waves, gentle breeze and 26°C79°F water.
- Water26°C79°F
- Air23°C74°F
- Wind18 km/h11 mph
- Waves1.2 m4 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
- 27°C80°FNo photo yet4.7Fairtomorrow
Terei’a
Leeward Islands
2.5 m8 ft waves, breezy and 27°C80°F water.
- Water27°C80°F
- Air25°C77°F
- Wind26 km/h16 mph
- Waves2.5 m8 ft
- No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
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French Polynesia by area
Every area we score, with its own read of today and its best beaches ranked. Filters above apply to the list, not to these.
Windward Islands
0 of 20 scored beaches in Windward Islands are good right now. Water is 26 to 27°C79 to 80°F. Plage de Tautira is the calmest, with 18 km/h11 mph of wind and 1.2 m4 ft waves.
0 of 20 beaches good now
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
- 26°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one6.6Good
Plage d'Ahonu
Windward Islands
Light wind, 26°C80°F water
- 26°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one6.6Good
Plage d'Orofara
Windward Islands
Light wind, 26°C80°F water
- 27°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one6.6Good
Plage Hokule'a
Windward Islands
Light wind, 27°C80°F water
- 27°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one6.6Good
Plage Lafayette
Windward Islands
Light wind, 27°C80°F water
- 27°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one6.6Good
Plage Radisson
Windward Islands
Light wind, 27°C80°F water
- 26°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one5.9Good
Plage de Temae
Windward Islands
Light wind, 26°C80°F water
5.9GoodPlage de la Pointe Venus
Windward Islands
Gentle breeze, 26°C80°F water
- 26°C79°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one5.6Good
Plage Toaroto
Windward Islands
Gentle breeze, 26°C79°F water
Leeward Islands
It is dark in Leeward Islands: 0 of 5 scored beaches look good later. Water is 27°C80°F. Plage de l'Hotel is the calmest, with 23 km/h14 mph of wind and 2.2 m7 ft waves.
Dark now. 0 of 5 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
- 27°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one5.7Goodtomorrow
Plage de l'Hotel
Leeward Islands
Dark there now. Best 6 pm tomorrow
- 27°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one5.7Goodtomorrow
Plage Hana Iti
Leeward Islands
Dark there now. Best 6 pm tomorrow
- 27°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one5.7Goodtomorrow
Main Beach
Leeward Islands
Dark there now. Best 5 pm tomorrow
- 27°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one5.2Fairtomorrow
Matira Beach
Leeward Islands
Dark there now. Best 5 pm tomorrow
- 27°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one4.7Fairtomorrow
Terei’a
Leeward Islands
Dark there now. Best 6 am tomorrow
Tuamotu-Gambier
It is dark in Tuamotu-Gambier: 1 of 3 scored beaches look good later. Water is 27 to 28°C80 to 82°F. plage publique is the calmest, with 31 km/h19 mph of wind and 1.2 m4 ft waves.
Dark now. 1 of 3 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
- 28°C82°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one7.7Greattomorrow
plage publique
Tuamotu-Gambier
Dark there now. Best 6 am tomorrow
- 27°C80°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one5.7Goodtomorrow
Hirifa
Tuamotu-Gambier
Dark there now. Best 6 am tomorrow
- 27°C81°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one5.3Fairtomorrow
Plage du PK9
Tuamotu-Gambier
Dark there now. Best 8 am tomorrow
Austral Islands
It is dark in Austral Islands: 0 of 2 scored beaches look good later. Water is 23°C73 to 74°F. Quickscoper is the calmest, with 13 km/h8 mph of wind and 2.5 m8 ft waves.
Dark now. 0 of 2 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
- 23°C73°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one6.4Goodtomorrow
Naairoa Beach
Austral Islands
Dark there now. Best 2 pm tomorrow
- 23°C74°Fwater nowNo photo yet. Add one6.3Goodtomorrow
Quickscoper
Austral Islands
Dark there now. Best 1 pm tomorrow
Marquesas Islands
It is dark in Marquesas Islands: 1 of 1 scored beach looks good later.
Dark now. 1 of 1 look good later
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.
- No photo yet. Add one8.5Excellenttomorrow
Plage de Koku'u
Marquesas Islands
Dark there now. Best 9 am tomorrow
Sub-areas of French Polynesia
Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag. Outlined squares are in the dark.
- 5.9Good
- 5.7Goodtomorrow
- 7.7Greattomorrow
- 6.4Goodtomorrow
- 8.5Excellenttomorrow
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French Polynesia beach questions
Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.
What is the best beach in French Polynesia right now?
Plage d'Ahonu has the top Beach Score right now: 6.6 Good, with 10 km/h (6 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.
What is the water temperature in French Polynesia today?
Sea water is 23 to 28°C (73 to 82°F) across the 32 scored beaches. The warmest is plage publique, at 28°C (82°F).
Where is the sea calmest in French Polynesia right now?
Plage de Tautira has the smallest waves, at 1.2 m (4 ft) with 18 km/h (11 mph) of wind.
Which French Polynesia beaches have lifeguards?
1 of 32 listed beaches are tagged with lifeguards on OpenStreetMap, including Main Beach. Tags can be out of date, so follow the posted flags and staff on the day.
What is the best time to go to the beach in French Polynesia today?
Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 2 pm, at 6.4 Good, and the strongest stretch runs 6 am to 7 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.
Are there live beach cams in French Polynesia?
No live cams are listed for French Polynesia yet. If you run one, you can list it free.
How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in French Polynesia?
All 32 beaches in our data for French Polynesia are scored live on this page.
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