Overview

Tubuai is the main island of the Austral Islands, the southernmost island chain in French Polynesia. The spot offers a shallow lagoon with steady easterly trade winds. The island sees few tourists and provides kitesurfing conditions in an isolated and pristine setting.

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Spot forecast for Tubuai

Sunrise 05:20 · Sunset 18:04

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

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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 4.1 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October High tide 02:37 · 0.4 m Low tide 11:51 · 0.3 m High tide 19:57 · 0.4 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 02:23 · 0.3 m High tide 08:06 · 0.4 m Low tide 14:31 · 0.3 m High tide 20:42 · 0.4 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 02:54 · 0.3 m High tide 08:56 · 0.4 m Low tide 15:08 · 0.2 m High tide 21:09 · 0.5 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 03:19 · 0.2 m High tide 09:29 · 0.5 m Low tide 15:35 · 0.2 m High tide 21:34 · 0.5 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:43 · 0.1 m High tide 09:58 · 0.5 m Low tide 16:01 · 0.2 m High tide 21:58 · 0.5 m

Tubuai: 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

340h

in March · 25.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are March, April and November, at 26 rideable days and 26 °C. The low point is February, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 47%13-20 knots · 47%21-30 knots · 6%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 47% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is August, at 22 °C. The wettest month is December, with 261 mm.

Monthly averages: Tubuai

Monthly averages — Tubuai — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	18.0	214 h	28 °C	168 mm
February	13.5	163 h	28 °C	249 mm
March	25.5	340 h	28 °C	151 mm
April	25.5	297 h	26 °C	169 mm
May	22.0	253 h	25 °C	219 mm
June	17.0	193 h	24 °C	130 mm
July	15.0	151 h	23 °C	257 mm
August	17.0	190 h	22 °C	69 mm
September	22.5	280 h	23 °C	205 mm
October	23.5	324 h	24 °C	80 mm
November	25.5	349 h	25 °C	171 mm
December	18.5	236 h	27 °C	261 mm

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Technical details of Tubuai 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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Ogimet - Tubuai (French Polynesia)5.2 km

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TUBUAI AERO6.6 km

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