Continent |
Oceania |
Country |
Tonga |
Next Big City |
Pangai (Lifuka Island) |
Next Town |
Pangai |
Type: |
Island, Lagoon |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Camping, Repair, Rental, Shower, Toilet, Food |
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Small wave, Medium wave, Big wave |
Hazards: |
Currents, Reefs, Corals |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
High tide, Coming tide, Falling tide |
The water is flat, you can either kite on the offshore side of the island or onshore. There is reef on the offshore side of the island creating a big lagoon. It is best at high tide. You can sail over it, it is about chest deep. Waves out back on the reef which is best ridden at high tide.
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Trees |
Beach Users: |
None |
Sandy beach around the island, which is about 4 km long and 1 km wide. Launching and landing kites are no problem.
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Spring:
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Shorts |
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Summer:
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Shorts |
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Fall:
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Shorts |
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Winter:
|
Shorts |
Consistent 25-28°C year round. Mostly board shorts, short wetsuit needed if cloudy.
Best Months: |
June, July, August, September |
Wind Type: |
Trade |
Best Direction: |
SE |
Main Direction: |
SE |
Best and usual direction is SE. The wind is steady. The wind is best from mid June to September. The wind is consistent. This is in the trade wind zone and blows 15-18 knots in the afternoons. Works in all directions.
Transport |
Boat |
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Access
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Short walk |
You have to fly to the main island in Tonga, then to the Haapai group. You can stay Pangai (Lifuka Island) and get a ride to the beach daily. There you need to sail across the estuary on the kite and end up at the lovely beach. The island is only accessible by boat.
Rules |
None |
Only rule is do not hit the humpback whales, they are beautiful. The local people love you jumping over their boats. Bring drinks and food, nothing available on the island.
Cold beers and good tunes are available every night at the Mariners Cafe on Lifuka Island. Beach bonfires and Rumanuts are great on Uoleva!
