Anchorage· Tahiti Iti (Taiarapu peninsula)· French Polynesia — Society Islands
Ahuatoa Sandbank Day Anchorage (Teahupo'o)
17° 50.7′ S · 149° 16.8′ W
A sandbank inside the reef off Teahupo'o where boats of 10 m or less may anchor by day, a short ride from the famous wave.
Practical
Coordinates: centre of zone AH-1 to AH-4 (17°50.68'–50.76'S, 149°16.75'–16.85'W) in arrêté 41 CM 2024. Daytime only (sunrise to sunset), boats 10 m or less, on own anchor; 5 kn within 50 m. Anchoring is forbidden in the pass and marked channels.
Best for
Daytime stop to watch Teahupo'o by tender
Nearby
- The Vavi Reef Walls (Vairao, Tahiti Iti)1.5 NM away
- Teahupo'o Wave & Village1.8 NM away
- Taiarapu Ouest ZMR Oututaata (Vairao)2.4 NM away
- Récif Toaroa Day Anchorage (Vairao)2.9 NM away
- Tapuaeraha Bay Large-Yacht Anchorage (Vairao)3.7 NM away
- Plage de Maui (Tapu'e Maui), Toahotu3.8 NM away
- Taiarapu Ouest ZMR Haitama (Toahotu)4.8 NM away
- Vaiau Cove Reef Tunnel (Teahupo'o)4.9 NM away
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