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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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La Fayette Reef
French Polynesia, Tahiti
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 17° 31.346' S |
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Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityNormal
ExperiencePros or kamikaze only...
FrequencySometimes break
Wave
TypeReef-coral
DirectionRight and left
BottomReef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
PowerHollow, Ledgey
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthShort (< 50m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorth, NorthWest, NorthEast
Good wind directionSouthWest, South, SouthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
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Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
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Additional Information
This spot is very dangerous: the wave is short, hollow and the water is very shallow. The take off is just at 4 m from the reef ! In fact only locals surf where as they can't go elsewhere easily.
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Comments
By Fab , 09-01-2001
very dangerous wave - i used to live just in front of this reef and could surf it everyday.In fact there are two surf spots on this reef:one that works almost all year long and another one that works only by by big north swell.Both are really good waves but very dangerous!!
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By stephane06 , 20-09-2004
- I surfed one of them: on the left side when facing the sea.It is was a nice small bowl in small conditions 1m-1.5m. It was awesome, as the wave is powerful and you have to avoid reefs rocks in some sections. I surfed it with locals very friendly. Better not to try alone, water is not deep, and reef is very close. Acess is quite easy.