Kite spot on water · French Polynesia

Plage d’hitimahana spot dit du « motu martin »

Name: Plage d’hitimahana spot dit du « motu martin »
Address: PF

Riders have kited it in E, SE.

Show on the map-17.5000, -149.4809

Works in: E, SE
Nearest airport: PPTFa'a'ā International Airport, 15 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

On site

Wind and riding area

worksno reports

Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

Pparking

From riders

What you need to know

Parking

Car park about 100 m from the spot.OpenStreetMap

Conditions

When trade winds combine with a N swell, huge waves break on the outer reefs 2 miles offshore.community map
Most reliable spot, though good wind rarely lines up with swell.community map

In riders' own words

„(vent : Est“
„Sud-Est swell : Nord)“
„OpenStreetMap way/743351276“
„OpenStreetMap way/743351273“
„C’est le spot qui fonctionne le plus fréquemment. Mais rares sont les sessions de wave sailing En effet quand le vent est bon, la houle est rarement au rendez-vous.“
„L’énorme swell vient briser sur les hauts fonds (le futur lagon) à 2 milles des côtes et se transforme en vague n’ayant rien à envier à Jaws“

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

10.3Jan5.3

10.5Feb5.4

9.3Mar4.8

9.3Apr4.8

10.1May5.2

10.8Jun5.6

11.3Jul5.8

10.7Aug5.5

11.8Sep6.1

10.8Oct5.6

10.1Nov5.2

9.6Dec4.9

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	10.3 knots · 5.3 m/s
February	10.5 knots · 5.4 m/s
March	9.3 knots · 4.8 m/s
April	9.3 knots · 4.8 m/s
May	10.1 knots · 5.2 m/s
June	10.8 knots · 5.6 m/s
July	11.3 knots · 5.8 m/s
August	10.7 knots · 5.5 m/s
September	11.8 knots · 6.1 m/s
October	10.8 knots · 5.6 m/s
November	10.1 knots · 5.2 m/s
December	9.6 knots · 4.9 m/s

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Sources: Community map “spot de kitesurf école ffvl” (Google My Maps). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.