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Maraa


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French Polynesia, Tahiti

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Surf Spot Characteristics
    Surf Quality
 wave qualityWorld Class
 experiencepros or kamikaze only...
 surf frequencyvery consistent (150 day/year)
    Wave
typereef-coral
 directionleft
 bottomreef (coral, sharp rocks etc..)
 power- hollow
- fast
- powerful
 normal lengthlong (150 to 300 m)
 good day
    Tide, Swell and Wind
 swell direction- West
- SouthWest
- South
 wind direction- East
- NorthEast
 swell sizestarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
 tide positionmid and high tide
 tide movementrising tide
  Author: Anonymous
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Maraa Access
  Follow the highway from Faaa South to Maraa. There is a sign.
  distancetake a car
  walkinstant access (<5 mn)
  easy to find?OK
  public access?public access
  special accessPaddle > 20mn or Boat
    More Details on Surfing
  week crowd empty
week-end crowd empty
  dangers- urchins
- rips / undertow
- rocks
- sharks
  webcam url
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 Park on the East side of the road. There is a dirt lot with a big shade tree. Break is directly in front of this lot. You will see a small tree lined point to the right when facing the ocean. Be prepared for a long paddle out at high tide or a long walk in if the tide has drained while you were out.(surfing here is not recommended at low tide anyway) Paddle around the reef through a well defined channel then to the left. Watch a few sets to determine where you should take off from. The wave is decieving. You will find that it is more makeable than it looks, and can take off deeper each time. The deeper you take off, the more speed you can get through the extremely fast inside bowl. Look out for dry rocks popping up if you ride too far inside.
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  Atmosphere There is a right on the other side of the channel that can get very good on occassion.
  General This break is not for the timid or inexperienced. It is a thick, fast wave moving across an extremely shallow reef, even at high tide. The paddle is long and sharky. However it is usually uncrowded and some great sessions can be had with just you and the people you're traveling with.
 
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DatumWGS84 [ Help ]
GPS Lat.17° 44.99967' S
GPS Long.149° 34.86534' W
PrecisionApproximate
 
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comment by kal, 2006-12-12 20:42:47

maraa the best
Maraa left is the craziest wave i had ever surfed in my life, especially in bodyboarding:you have a really big air bowl, so you can flight so hight!!,but it 's a so suck wave, really really shallow at the end. take care

comment by anonymous, 2005-11-30 22:15:09

very shallow left
the right on the otherside is much more surfable, the left is almost dry

comment by aleko, 2004-07-05 10:06:54

maraa spot
big,fast and dangerous

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