Local favourite beach · Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Kea
Kea is a beach in Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Kea: 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 Kea
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 Kea — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -8.78424, -140.18721. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Kea
- Nuku Hiva · river spot · Marquesas Islands · ~15 km · Must-see
- Fort Collette · fort · Marquesas Islands · ~22 km · Must-see
- Vaikave · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~8 km
- Église Sainte-Thérèse · church · Marquesas Islands · ~9 km
- Kahuvai · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~13 km
- Mahuiki Falls · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~15 km
- Kueenui Falls · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~15 km
- Tohua de Hikokua · fort · Marquesas Islands · ~15 km
- Cascade Kueenui · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~16 km
- Église des Sacrés-Cœurs · church · Marquesas Islands · ~16 km
- Akuoa · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~16 km
- Vaioa Falls · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~16 km
- Vaiahu · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~16 km
- Vaipō Falls · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~17 km
- Anaotako · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~19 km
- Baie de Taiohae · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~19 km
- Avau · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~19 km
- Pakiu · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~20 km
Other beaches & coast near Kea
- Akuoa · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~16 km
- Motukua · beach · ~115 km
- Haahaihai · beach · ~1 km
- Tikei · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~1 km
- Heaokoo · beach · ~1 km
- Te Ahuotu · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~1 km
- Baie Hakaehu · beach · ~1 km
- Te Tauoa · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~1 km
- Takaiti · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~2 km
- Teuaava · beach · ~2 km
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Frequently asked
Is Kea safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Kea yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Kea?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Kea?
Nearby: Nuku Hiva (river spot, 15 km), Fort Collette (fort, 22 km), Vaikave (waterfall, 8 km), Église Sainte-Thérèse (church, 9 km), Kahuvai (waterfall, 13 km), Mahuiki Falls (waterfall, 15 km).