Local favourite beach · Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Pukatea
Pukatea is a beach in Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Pukatea: 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 Pukatea
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 Pukatea — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -8.88185, -139.59092. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Pukatea
- Hitikau · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~10 km · Must-see
- Fort Collette · fort · Marquesas Islands · ~69 km · Must-see
- Nuku Hiva · river spot · Marquesas Islands · ~74 km · Must-see
- Apare · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~6 km
- Arboretum Papua-Keikaha · sanctuary · Marquesas Islands · ~7 km
- Ua Huka · river spot · Marquesas Islands · ~7 km
- Église de l'Immaculée-Conception · church · Marquesas Islands · ~7 km
- Musée comunal de Ua Huka · museum · Marquesas Islands · ~9 km
- Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus · church · Marquesas Islands · ~10 km
- Église du Christ-Roi · church · Marquesas Islands · ~11 km
- Grotte Tohepa · cave · Marquesas Islands · ~11 km
- Adam et Eve · viewpoint · ~58 km
- (cheminée) · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~59 km
- Anae · viewpoint · ~59 km
- (Rocher Remarquable En Bouteille) · viewpoint · ~60 km
- Église Saint-Joseph · church · Marquesas Islands · ~64 km
- Anaotako · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~65 km
- Église des Sacrés-Cœurs · church · Marquesas Islands · ~68 km
Other beaches & coast near Pukatea
- Akuoa · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~88 km
- Haahevea · beach · ~1 km
- Tetoka · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~1 km
- Tehoupo · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~1 km
- Vaioino · beach · ~1 km
- Hanainamoa · beach · ~1 km
- Tevakaoa · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~1 km
- Teuapanehoho · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~2 km
- Pokopoko · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~2 km
- Haahue · beach · ~2 km
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Frequently asked
Is Pukatea safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Pukatea yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Pukatea?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Pukatea?
Nearby: Hitikau (viewpoint, 10 km), Fort Collette (fort, 69 km), Nuku Hiva (river spot, 74 km), Apare (viewpoint, 6 km), Arboretum Papua-Keikaha (sanctuary, 7 km), Ua Huka (river spot, 7 km).