Level: Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Medium wave
Water hazards: Reefs, Corals, Rocks
Water quality: Crystal clear
Beach type & size: Rocks - Small
Identified hazards: Rocks
Beachgoer: None
Wind type: Trade
Best months: June, July, August
Access description: by Car -
Accommodations: None
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Level: Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Medium wave
Water hazards: Animals, Reefs, Corals
Water quality: Crystal clear
Beach type & size: Sand, Rocks - Small
Identified hazards: Rocks
Beachgoer: None
Wind type: Trade
Best months: June, July, August
Access description: by Car -
Specific rules: None
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Level: Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Shallow, Flat, Medium wave
Water hazards: Reefs, Corals
Water quality: Crystal clear
Beach type & size: Sand - Small
Identified hazards: None
Beachgoer: None
Wind type: Trade
Best months: June, July, August
Access description: by Car -
Accommodations: Rooms
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Level: Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Shallow, Small wave, Medium wave
Water hazards: Reefs, Corals
Water quality: Crystal clear
Beach type & size: Sand, Rocks - Small
Identified hazards: Rocks
Beachgoer: None
Wind type: Trade
Best months: June, July, August
Access description: by Car -
Specific rules: None
Accommodations: None
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Level: Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Medium wave
Water hazards: Reefs, Corals, Rocks
Water quality: Crystal clear
Beach type & size: Sand, Rocks - Small
Identified hazards: Rocks
Beachgoer: None
Wind type: Trade
Best months: June, July, August
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Level: Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Shallow, Flat, Small wave, Medium wave
Water hazards: Reefs, Corals, Rocks
Water quality: Crystal clear
Beach type & size: Sand - Small
Identified hazards: None
Beachgoer: None
Wind type: Trade
Best months: June, July, August
Access description: by Car -
Specific rules: None
Nightlife: No nightlife.
Accommodations: None
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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Type: Island
Water type: Shallow, Flat, Medium wave
Water quality: Crystal clear
Infos: Flat and shallow water, very clear and beautiful. When there are strong westerly currents, there are medium sized waves with long tubes 20 m offshore from the sand spit.
Beach type & size: Sand - Small
Infos: This is a private island so the only place to go is at the very end by the sand spit. The beach is sand, with some lovely shells. Here is plenty of room to launch.
Identified hazards: None
Beachgoer: None
Weather specificities: Winter is from May through October, summer November through April. Summer is very warm and humid. Air-temperature in winter approx. 25C, in summer 30+C. The water is warm and mellow. Temperature year-round approx. 24-25C. Normally no wetsuit needed, but some days it's nice with a shorty.
Wind type: Trade
Wind specificities: Winter (June to September) is the best season for kiting here as the trades are pretty steady. In summer you can get hurricanes and heaps of changing weather. As the wind here is generated by the trades, it's pretty stable and predictable. Dominating direction is Southeast. Starts building in the morning, and normally starts decreasing late afternoon. Normal strength 12-15 knots, but also days with more. Good directions for kiting are Southeast to East.
Best months: June, July, August, September
Access description: by Boat - Get to Port-Vila on Efate. Then get to the North of Efate. Here you need a boat to get there.
Specific rules: Zones
Extra: Stay on the sand spit away from the private part of the island.
Nightlife: No nightlife.
Accommodations: None
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Level: Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Shallow, Flat, Medium wave
Water hazards: Animals, Corals
Water quality: Crystal clear
Beach type & size: Sand - Small
Identified hazards: Rocks
Beachgoer: None
Wind type: Trade
Best months: June, July, August
Access description: by Car -
Specific rules: None
Accommodations: None
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Level: Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Flat, Small wave, Medium wave
Water hazards: Reefs, Corals
Water quality: Crystal clear
Beach type & size: Sand - Small
Wind type: Trade
Best months: June, July, August
Access description: by Car -
Accommodations: Rooms
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Level: Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Shallow, Small wave, Medium wave
Water hazards: Reefs
Water quality: Crystal clear
Beach type & size: Sand - Small
Identified hazards: Rocks
Beachgoer: None
Wind type: Trade
Best months: June, July, August
Access description: by Car -
Specific rules: None
Accommodations: None
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Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave
Water hazards: Reefs, Corals, Rocks
Water quality: Crystal clear
Infos: The water is warm and mellow. Normally a mix between flat water, chop and waves. The waves break on the reef outside and often reforms on the inside. Fun for riding and they also forms nice ramps for launching. Tides vary a lot here. The reef is only passable on the higher tides. On two hours on each side of low tide it's too shallow. There is a opening in the reef a bit higher up the beach, but it's really narrow so you should have access to a boat to get safely through it. About two hundred meters of the beach is a small sandy island. Provides flat water at all tides. Waves are closing out a lot on the outer reefs, but some are also really nice for riding. Normal size 2-3 feet, but might be higher in summer and when the low-pressures is passing. Wear your reef-boots as the coral can be sharp. Careful when jumping on the inside, as there are shallow rocks.
Beach type & size: Sand - Small
Infos: Nice white sand, but with a fair bit of corals and pebbles. The beach is pretty narrow, but with an ok grass-area just inside of it is helping a lot. The grass is good for helping launch and land kites, as well as for rigging. You still need to be careful when going in or out.
Identified hazards: Shells
Beachgoer: None
Weather specificities: Winter is from May through October, summer November through April. Summer is very warm and humid. Air-temperature in winter approx. 25C, in summer 30+C. The water is warm and mellow. Temperature year-round approx. 24-25C. Normally no wetsuit needed, but some days it's nice with a shorty.
Wind type: Trade
Wind specificities: Winter is the best season for kiting here as the trades are pretty steady. In summer you can get hurricanes and heaps of changing weather. As the wind here is generated by the trades, it's pretty stable and predictable. Dominating direction is Southeast. Starts building in the morning, and normally starts decreasing late afternoon. Normal strength 12-15 knots, but also days with more. Good directions for kiting are Southeast to East.
Best months: June, July, August
Access description: by Car - Fly in to Port Vila. From here you can get a taxi to Takamara Springs. Cost approx 4000 Vatu. Port Villa 50 km or 1.5 hours. Options is to rent a car, or if you stay at Beachcomber's the owner will arrange for you to be picked up for approx the same amount.
Specific rules: None
Extra: No rules, except don't go wandering around the village without asking first.
Nightlife: Not much around the beach. Might be a kava-bar in the village, otherwise you can dine and drink at the restaurant at Beachcombers.
Accommodations: Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking
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Level: Expert
Type: Ocean
Water type: Shallow, Flat, Medium wave
Water hazards: Reefs, Corals
Water quality: Crystal clear
Beach type & size: Sand, Rocks - Small
Identified hazards: Rocks
Beachgoer: None
Wind type: Trade
Best months: June, July, August
Access description: by Car -
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