Local favourite beach · Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Matau
Matau is a beach in Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Matau: 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 Matau
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 Matau — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -8.89826, -139.49587. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Matau
- Hitikau · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~4 km · Must-see
- Grotte Tohepa · cave · Marquesas Islands · ~2 km
- Église du Christ-Roi · church · Marquesas Islands · ~6 km
- Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus · church · Marquesas Islands · ~6 km
- Ua Huka · river spot · Marquesas Islands · ~8 km
- Musée comunal de Ua Huka · museum · Marquesas Islands · ~9 km
- Arboretum Papua-Keikaha · sanctuary · Marquesas Islands · ~10 km
- Église de l'Immaculée-Conception · church · Marquesas Islands · ~12 km
- Apare · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~16 km
- Adam et Eve · viewpoint · ~72 km
- Anae · viewpoint · ~72 km
- (cheminée) · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~72 km
- (Rocher Remarquable En Bouteille) · viewpoint · ~74 km
- Hanaei · beach · ~1 km
- Tapakau · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~1 km
- Paetaavahoteaomahuahua · beach · ~1 km
- Haatetou · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~2 km
- Eipaka · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~2 km
Other beaches & coast near Matau
- Akuoa · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~101 km
- Plage de Koku'u · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~150 km
- Hanaei · beach · ~1 km
- Tapakau · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~1 km
- Paetaavahoteaomahuahua · beach · ~1 km
- Haatetou · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~2 km
- Papaoho · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~3 km
- Haateama · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~3 km
- Toohapu · beach · ~3 km
- Haateaoa · beach · ~3 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Is Matau safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Matau yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Matau?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Matau?
Nearby: Hitikau (viewpoint, 4 km), Grotte Tohepa (cave, 2 km), Église du Christ-Roi (church, 6 km), Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus (church, 6 km), Ua Huka (river spot, 8 km), Musée comunal de Ua Huka (museum, 9 km).