Local favourite beach · French Polynesia
Utea
Utea is a beach in French Polynesia.
Utea: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Utea
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Utea — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -10.48386, -138.67716. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Utea
- Bay of Virgins · beach · ~3 km
- Fatu Hiva · river spot · Marquesas Islands · ~4 km
- Hanavave Waterfall · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~4 km
- Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix · church · Marquesas Islands · ~4 km
- Grelet · museum · Marquesas Islands · ~4 km
- Taiokai · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~7 km
- Thomasset Rock · river spot · ~40 km
- Terihi · river spot · Marquesas Islands · ~67 km
- Moho Tani · river spot · Marquesas Islands · ~73 km
- Tamouutea · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~0 km
- Tetio · beach · ~0 km
- Eeu · beach · ~0 km
- Nanifaoa · beach · ~0 km
- Nanifapoto · beach · ~1 km
- Hana Ua · beach · ~1 km
- Hana Puaea · beach · ~1 km
- Mata Utu · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~2 km
- Poiheao · beach · ~2 km
Other beaches & coast near Utea
- Bay of Virgins · beach · ~3 km
- Plage de Koku'u · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~100 km
- Tamouutea · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~0 km
- Tetio · beach · ~0 km
- Eeu · beach · ~0 km
- Nanifaoa · beach · ~0 km
- Nanifapoto · beach · ~1 km
- Hana Ua · beach · ~1 km
- Hana Puaea · beach · ~1 km
- Mata Utu · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~2 km
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Frequently asked
Is Utea safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Utea yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Utea?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Utea?
Nearby: Bay of Virgins (beach, 3 km), Fatu Hiva (river spot, 4 km), Hanavave Waterfall (waterfall, 4 km), Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix (church, 4 km), Grelet (museum, 4 km), Taiokai (viewpoint, 7 km).