Anchorage· Nuku Hiva· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs
Anse Eua (Marquisienne, Nuku Hiva West)
8° 54.9′ S · 140° 13.4′ W
A green valley bay in Nuku Hiva's SW corner, a few miles from Daniel's Bay, usually empty and calmer and clearer than Taiohae.
Practical
Migration (Mar 2024) at 08°54.88'S / 140°13.41'W in 29 ft, mud, good holding; Jacaranda (Oct 2015) at 08°54.88'S / 140°13.39'W, sand or gravel, good holding. Room for 1-2 boats in about 35 ft (Soggy Paws 2010). Open to the west; diurnal sea breeze swings boats west in the afternoon; some night lump. After rain the stream in the ENE corner spreads brown water into the bay. Other possible west-coast bays found by Soggy Paws (2010), S to N: Anse Haatapuna, Anse Tataia, Anse Tapueahu, Anse Haatuatua, the unnamed bay N of Pt Matatekouehi and Baie Haahopu; poorly charted, so go slowly in good light.
Best for
Solitude and watermaking water near Daniel's Bay
Season
Good in E trades; open to W
Nearby
- Matateteiko Point Dive Site (Nuku Hiva SW)1.1 NM away
- Hakaui Valley and Vaipo Waterfall Hike (Nuku Hiva)3.4 NM away
- Kua and Teiki's Garden Lunch (Hakaui)3.6 NM away
- Motu Mano Dive Site (Motumano Point)3.8 NM away
- Daniel's Bay East-Side Snorkel4 NM away
- Hakatea Bay (Daniel's Bay, Nuku Hiva)4 NM away
- Hakatea White-Sand Beach (Daniel's Bay)4 NM away
- Hakaui Valley Fruit Trading4 NM away