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Hitimahana Beach / Motu Martin

Tahiti, French Polynesia · -17.4997, -149.4805

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guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Best wind

Trade wind; event reported up to 30 kt

Water

Ocean / reef / wind swell

Hazards

Beach and motu event area, not a fixed course. Recheck reef/foil depth, strong trade wind (the event reported up to 30 kt), shorebreak/current, competitors and other users, motu clearance and offshore-wind recovery.

“Event report explicitly places wing-foil racing and freestyle at Hitimahana, with racing around Motu Martin. Beach-area pin; exact event course varies. Requested-field batch 06 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, area-pin and route-endpoint relationships are explicit; unresolved items remain Unknown.”

— via Tahiti Nui Télévision wingfoil event report; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-01

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Māhina (1.56 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Māhina (1.56 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/593317 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Hitimahana Beach / Motu Martin Nearby coordinate-centered Surfline map (not an exact spot report): https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/%40-17.49970%2C-149.48050 surfline.com

Local guides

tntvnews.pf Papenoo River mouth → Hitimahana Beach SUP foil route Exact source guide/evidence for Papenoo River mouth → Hitimahana Beach SUP foil route: https://www.tntvnews.pf/sports/60-riders-ont-fait-le-show-a-hit tntvnews.pf

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nearby spots

Tahiti, French Polynesia Papenoo River mouth → Hitimahana Beach SUP foil route SUP Foiling wind · guides · surf

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