Local favourite beach · Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Matavea
Matavea is a beach in Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Matavea: 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 Matavea
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 Matavea — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -8.86868, -139.53861. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Matavea
- Hitikau · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~6 km · Must-see
- Grotte Tohepa · cave · Marquesas Islands · ~6 km
- Ua Huka · river spot · Marquesas Islands · ~6 km
- Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus · church · Marquesas Islands · ~7 km
- Arboretum Papua-Keikaha · sanctuary · Marquesas Islands · ~8 km
- Église du Christ-Roi · church · Marquesas Islands · ~9 km
- Musée comunal de Ua Huka · museum · Marquesas Islands · ~9 km
- Église de l'Immaculée-Conception · church · Marquesas Islands · ~10 km
- Apare · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~13 km
- Adam et Eve · viewpoint · ~65 km
- (cheminée) · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~66 km
- Anae · viewpoint · ~66 km
- (Rocher Remarquable En Bouteille) · viewpoint · ~67 km
- Église Saint-Joseph · church · Marquesas Islands · ~72 km
- Anaotako · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~72 km
- Haateone · beach · ~0 km
- Haateava · beach · ~0 km
- Puehu · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~1 km
Other beaches & coast near Matavea
- Akuoa · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~95 km
- Haateone · beach · ~0 km
- Haateava · beach · ~0 km
- Puehu · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~1 km
- Haapao · beach · ~1 km
- Tupete · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~2 km
- Kaie · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~2 km
- Hanaeo · beach · ~2 km
- Poiomoho · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~3 km
- Anaehu · beach · ~3 km
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Frequently asked
Is Matavea safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Matavea yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Matavea?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Matavea?
Nearby: Hitikau (viewpoint, 6 km), Grotte Tohepa (cave, 6 km), Ua Huka (river spot, 6 km), Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus (church, 7 km), Arboretum Papua-Keikaha (sanctuary, 8 km), Église du Christ-Roi (church, 9 km).