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Nao Nao in Raiatea is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf Offshore winds are from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. A right hand reef break. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of coral,urchin, rips, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Nao Nao Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Nao Nao:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Vaiaau	6 mi
Second closest break	Turui	7 mi
Third closest break	Faaroa	9 mi
Fourth closest break	Teavapiti	12 mi
Fifth closest break	Miri-Miri	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Nao Nao:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	2377 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	2553 mi
Third closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	2787 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 2 Buoy	2787 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	2870 mi
Tide stations nearest to Nao Nao:
Closest tide station	Fare Ute Point, Papeete Harbor, Tahiti	129 mi
Second closest tide station	Mataiva, Tahiti	132 mi
Third closest tide station	Rahiroa (Rangiroa) Island	280 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Tubuai Island	464 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Aitutaki, Aitutaki Atoll (2)	566 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Nao Nao:
Closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	2513 mi
Second closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	2515 mi
Third closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	2519 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	2587 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	2727 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Nao Nao:
Closest city location	Tevaitoa (French Polynesia)	11 mi
Second closest city location	Uturoa (French Polynesia)	13 mi
Third closest city location	Fitii (French Polynesia)	29 mi
Fourth closest city location	Fare (French Polynesia)	30 mi
Fifth closest city location	Anau (French Polynesia)	35 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Nao Nao is Uturoa (Raiatea Island) Airport (RFP) in French Polynesia, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Nao Nao is Huahine Airport (HUH), also in French Polynesia, 49 km (30 miles) away.
• Third is Bora Bora Airport (BOB) in French Polynesia, 64 km (40 miles) away.
• Maupiti Airport (MAU) in French Polynesia is 104 km (65 miles) away.
• Temae (Moorea) Airport (MOZ), also in French Polynesia is the fifth nearest airport to Nao Nao and is 187 km (116 miles) away.