Overview

Tahaa is an island in the Leeward Islands, nicknamed the vanilla island for its plantations. The kitesurfing spot is in the shared lagoon with Raiatea, offering flat and protected water. East to south-east trade winds blow regularly.

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Spot forecast for Tahaa

Sunrise 05:34 · Sunset 18:06

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.3 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 05:18 · 0.1 m High tide 10:56 · 0.2 m Low tide 17:05 · 0.1 m High tide 23:08 · 0.2 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:52 · 0.1 m High tide 10:41 · 0.2 m Low tide 16:59 · 0.1 m High tide 22:57 · 0.2 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 04:48 · 0.1 m High tide 10:52 · 0.2 m Low tide 17:06 · 0.1 m High tide 23:06 · 0.2 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 04:57 · 0.1 m High tide 11:11 · 0.3 m Low tide 17:20 · 0.1 m High tide 23:20 · 0.2 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 05:13 · 0.1 m High tide 11:32 · 0.3 m Low tide 17:36 · 0.1 m High tide 23:35 · 0.3 m

Tahaa: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

331h

in May · 28 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are May, October and August, at 28 rideable days and 28 °C. The low point is February, at 14 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 69%13-20 knots · 30%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 69% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is August, at 27 °C. The wettest month is December, with 304 mm.

Monthly averages: Tahaa

Monthly averages — Tahaa — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.5	206 h	29 °C	236 mm
February	14.0	155 h	29 °C	201 mm
March	25.0	284 h	29 °C	147 mm
April	24.0	264 h	29 °C	221 mm
May	28.0	331 h	29 °C	60 mm
June	25.0	295 h	28 °C	88 mm
July	22.0	241 h	28 °C	85 mm
August	27.0	319 h	27 °C	60 mm
September	22.0	281 h	28 °C	95 mm
October	27.5	369 h	28 °C	149 mm
November	22.5	287 h	28 °C	150 mm
December	16.0	171 h	29 °C	304 mm

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Technical details of Tahaa spot

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, ESE, SE.

Depending on conditions: NE, SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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All spots: Îles Sous-le-Vent

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