Local favourite beach · French Polynesia
Fa’afau
Fa’afau is a beach in French Polynesia.
Fa’afau: 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 Fa’afau
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 Fa’afau — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -16.74159, -151.48850. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Fa’afau
- Taputapuātea · fort · Leeward Islands · ~22 km · Must-see
- Pahia · viewpoint · Leeward Islands · ~47 km · Must-see
- Mont Tapioi · viewpoint · Leeward Islands · ~5 km
- To’Ato’Atū · beach · ~5 km
- Plage publique Tumaraa · beach · Leeward Islands · ~7 km
- Marae Tainu’u · fort · Leeward Islands · ~7 km
- Appotave (Apootavae) · viewpoint · Leeward Islands · ~10 km
- Aramati · viewpoint · Leeward Islands · ~13 km
- Ra’iātea · river spot · Leeward Islands · ~14 km
- Base nautique · viewpoint · Leeward Islands · ~14 km
- Apoomatai · viewpoint · Leeward Islands · ~15 km
- Nahurui · beach · ~15 km
- Amihi · viewpoint · Leeward Islands · ~16 km
- Faaroa · viewpoint · Leeward Islands · ~16 km
- Mont Ohiri · viewpoint · Leeward Islands · ~17 km
- Taha’a · river spot · Leeward Islands · ~17 km
- Belvédère de Faaroa · viewpoint · Leeward Islands · ~19 km
- Aahinui · viewpoint · Leeward Islands · ~20 km
Other beaches & coast near Fa’afau
- To’Ato’Atū · beach · ~5 km
- Plage publique Tumaraa · beach · Leeward Islands · ~7 km
- Nahurui · beach · ~15 km
- Matira Beach · beach · ~44 km
- Main Beach · beach · Leeward Islands · ~45 km
- Plage Hana Iti · beach · Leeward Islands · ~62 km
- Papairaaia · beach · ~107 km
- Terei’a · beach · Leeward Islands · ~112 km
- Tenape · beach · Leeward Islands · ~0 km
- Farepoe · beach · ~1 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Fa’afau?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Fa’afau?
Nearby: Taputapuātea (fort, 22 km), Pahia (viewpoint, 47 km), Mont Tapioi (viewpoint, 5 km), To’Ato’Atū (beach, 5 km), Plage publique Tumaraa (beach, 7 km), Marae Tainu’u (fort, 7 km).