Local favourite beach · Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Puhinui
Puhinui is a beach in Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Puhinui: 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 Puhinui
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 Puhinui — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -8.79957, -140.14720. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Puhinui
- Nuku Hiva · river spot · Marquesas Islands · ~11 km · Must-see
- Fort Collette · fort · Marquesas Islands · ~18 km · Must-see
- Église Sainte-Thérèse · church · Marquesas Islands · ~4 km
- Vaikave · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~7 km
- Kahuvai · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~8 km
- Mahuiki Falls · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~9 km
- Kueenui Falls · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~9 km
- Tohua de Hikokua · fort · Marquesas Islands · ~9 km
- Église des Sacrés-Cœurs · church · Marquesas Islands · ~10 km
- Cascade Kueenui · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~10 km
- Vaiahu · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~11 km
- Anaotako · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~13 km
- Vaioa Falls · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~13 km
- Baie de Taiohae · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~14 km
- Avau · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~15 km
- Pakiu · viewpoint · Marquesas Islands · ~15 km
- Vaipō Falls · waterfall · Marquesas Islands · ~15 km
- Église Saint-Joseph · church · Marquesas Islands · ~16 km
Other beaches & coast near Puhinui
- Akuoa · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~17 km
- Motukua · beach · ~120 km
- Hananai · beach · ~0 km
- Aviti · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~1 km
- Kapoaoa · beach · ~1 km
- Haahena · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~1 km
- Haapapani · beach · ~1 km
- Tepuhipuhiika · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~1 km
- Pu Taataa · beach · Marquesas Islands · ~2 km
- Baie de Hakaea · beach · ~2 km
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Frequently asked
Is Puhinui safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Puhinui yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Puhinui?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Puhinui?
Nearby: Nuku Hiva (river spot, 11 km), Fort Collette (fort, 18 km), Église Sainte-Thérèse (church, 4 km), Vaikave (waterfall, 7 km), Kahuvai (waterfall, 8 km), Mahuiki Falls (waterfall, 9 km).