Best Kitespots in French Polynesia
39 spots · Oceania
Best for kiting from May to October and from December to January, with 51 to 62 % kite days. Water 27 to 29 °C.
Median of 36 spots with model data, one per grid cell.
- Kite spots
- 39 spots
- Median kite days
- 55 % of days
- median spot, over the year
- Water
- 28 °C
- median, 2023 to 2025
Kitesurfing in French Polynesia
French Polynesia has 39 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 55 % kite days over the year; Ua Pou leads with 70 %.
Best season at the median spot: May to October and December to January (50 % kite days or more). Water 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Best time to visit French Polynesia
- Prime 60 % and more
- Good 40 to 59 %
- Possible 20 to 39 %
- Off under 20 %
- No data hatched
- Ringed: this month
Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.
- Best season: May to October and December to January
- Warm and windy: all year except March
Kite days at the median spot range from 36 % in March to 62 % in June.
Water 27 °C in September to 29 °C in March. Air 26 °C in September to 28 °C in March, day maximum.
Kitesurfing in French Polynesia: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf in French Polynesia?
The best months are May to October and December to January: the median spot in French Polynesia had 51 to 62 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.
Which is the best kite spot in French Polynesia?
Ua Pou has the most kite days in French Polynesia: 70 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.
How warm is the water in French Polynesia?
The water ranges from 27 °C in September to 29 °C in March at the median spot. Wetsuit: boardshorts in September, boardshorts in March.
Top spots outside our destinations
Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.
Kite days per year, % of days
Good for learning
Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.
None checked in French Polynesia yet.
All spots in French Polynesia
Ua Pou leads with 70 % kite days per year, followed by Rimatara (63 %) and Arei Point (62 %).
Kite days per year, % of days
- 1Ua Pou
French Polynesia
70 %Kite days by month at Ua Pou: Jan 75 %, Feb 63 %, Mar 44 %, Apr 52 %, May 61 %, Jun 71 %, Jul 83 %, Aug 80 %, Sep 80 %, Oct 81 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 75 % - 2Rimatara
French Polynesia
63 %Kite days by month at Rimatara: Jan 56 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 63 %, May 63 %, Jun 68 %, Jul 68 %, Aug 66 %, Sep 69 %, Oct 76 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 58 % - 3Arei Point
French Polynesia
62 %Kite days by month at Arei Point: Jan 58 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 63 %, May 61 %, Jun 69 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 63 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 78 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 54 % - 4Raivavae
French Polynesia
60 %Kite days by month at Raivavae: Jan 54 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 62 %, May 58 %, Jun 69 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 56 % - 5Tubuai
French Polynesia
59 %Kite days by month at Tubuai: Jan 56 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 49 %, Apr 61 %, May 61 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 69 %, Nov 62 %, Dec 50 % - 6Takaroa
French Polynesia
59 %Kite days by month at Takaroa: Jan 60 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 45 %, May 60 %, Jun 68 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 72 %, Sep 72 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 61 % - 7Totogegie
French Polynesia
58 %Kite days by month at Totogegie: Jan 51 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 57 %, Apr 52 %, May 55 %, Jun 59 %, Jul 70 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 62 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 57 % - 8Paparara
French Polynesia
57 %Kite days by month at Paparara: Jan 57 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 46 %, May 61 %, Jun 67 %, Jul 63 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 57 % - 9Takapoto
French Polynesia
57 %Kite days by month at Takapoto: Jan 58 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 46 %, May 60 %, Jun 66 %, Jul 64 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 60 % - 10Ahe
French Polynesia
57 %Kite days by month at Ahe: Jan 58 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 40 %, Apr 44 %, May 59 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 57 % - 11Manihi
French Polynesia
57 %Kite days by month at Manihi: Jan 58 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 42 %, May 60 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 67 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 68 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 59 % - 12Rangiroa Atoll
French Polynesia
57 %Kite days by month at Rangiroa Atoll: Jan 59 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 37 %, Apr 45 %, May 62 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 66 %, Aug 68 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 54 % - 13Arutua
French Polynesia
56 %Kite days by month at Arutua: Jan 58 %, Feb 53 %, Mar 37 %, Apr 47 %, May 57 %, Jun 65 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 58 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 55 % - 14Hanapaaoa Bay
French Polynesia
56 %Kite days by month at Hanapaaoa Bay: Jan 56 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 32 %, Apr 40 %, May 48 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 75 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 70 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 43 %, Dec 60 % - 15Raitahiti
French Polynesia
56 %Kite days by month at Raitahiti: Jan 58 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 47 %, May 58 %, Jun 63 %, Jul 65 %, Aug 67 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 46 %, Dec 56 %
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- 16 Faaite 55 %
- 17 Makemo 55 %
- 18 Otepa 55 %
- 19 Fakarava 55 %
- 20 Tikehau Atoll 55 %
- 21 Huahine Island 47 %
- 22 Motu Tiapaa 47 %
- 23 Bora Bora 47 %
- 24 Moorea 45 %
- 25 Motu Iriru 43 %
- 26 Hiti Mahina Beach 43 %
- 27 Maharepa 42 %
- 28 Temae 42 %
- 29 Papenoo L'Embouchure 39 %
- 30 Haapiti 35 %
- 31 Atiha Lagoon 31 %
- 32 Afareaitu 29 %
- 33 Anaho Bay 26 %
- 34 Maraa 25 %
- 35 Teahupoo 24 %
- 36 Sapinus 12 %
- 37 Taapuna 12 %
- 38 Baie Phaeton 11 %
- 39 Vairao 11 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Kite days by month for French Polynesia: median of 36 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.
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