Photo: Jarno Colijn / UnsplashAll-level reef breaks, boardshorts water year-round, quiet nomad scene.
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Data updated
At a glance
Peak seasonYear-round94% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels8 known spots
Boardboth · shortboard · longboardreef
Water26.7–29.3°CBoardshorts most of the year
Internet111 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$2,140+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
8 spots within 25 km · 8 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazardsreefrocks
Spot details
- Surf spot · 2.8 km W2.8 km
- Surf spot · 2.9 km W2.9 km
- Surf spot · 3.1 km W3.1 km
- Surf spot · 3.3 km W3.3 km
- La digue Reefreef10 km
- Maoti Papara20.2 km
- Pipereef20.5 km
- Pointereef20.6 km
3 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (9)
Coworking3 listed
- Tahiti CoworkingView on Google
- Papeete CoworkingView on Google
- Pacifico WorkingView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- KOFI TahitiView on Google
- Vaiggie Soul Coffee ShopView on Google
- Cold açai caféView on Google
Gyms3 listed
- Salle communale de PunavaiView on Google
- TRAINING FACTORY TAHITIView on Google
- Punaruu Gym MusculationView on Google
The surf year
Best window Year-round · 12 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 84%Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Year-round · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
94peak · Mar
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
midmidmido-hdo-hdo-hdo-hdo-hdo-hdo-hdmidmid
Wind ok
93%86%93%96%95%91%92%92%96%95%95%96%
Water
29°29°29°29°29°28°27°27°27°27°27°28°
Barsless surfablemore
WaterBoardshorts24°+
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 55% | 54% | 63% | 64% | 56% | 52% | 54% | 55% | 58% | 59% | 66% | 60% |
| Intermediate | 89% | 88% | 94% | 91% | 80% | 71% | 78% | 82% | 79% | 85% | 82% | 94% |
| Advanced | 86% | 87% | 96% | 95% | 92% | 83% | 85% | 82% | 85% | 88% | 85% | 93% |
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Working from here
median 111 Mbps · no known coworking · from $1,180 a month · balanced sceneInternet speedmedian download · Ookla111 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party54 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,180–$2,240
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,140–$3,530
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Punaʻauiʻa.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportFa'a'ā International Airport
CodePPT
Distance8 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction