Efate Island / Takara Beach, Vanuatu is a Shallow, Flat, Chop and Small waves spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for riders of Any Level.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
E, ESE and SE
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
There is
Food
available on the spot.
Have fun after the ride: enjoy
Nightlife
close to Efate Island / Takara Beach, Vanuatu !
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
Efate Island / Takara Beach, Vanuatu is a Shallow, Flat, Chop and Small waves spot. It is a kitesurfing spot for riders of Any Level.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
E, ESE and SE
.
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
There is
Food
available on the spot.
Have fun after the ride: enjoy
Nightlife
close to Efate Island / Takara Beach, Vanuatu !
The spot presents a few things you need to be careful about.
Please refer to the
Riding Conditions section
below.
How to get there
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.
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.
Riding Conditions in Efate Island / Takara Beach, Vanuatu
Riding Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
Winter is from May through October, summer November through April. Summer is very warm and humid. Air-temperature in winter approx. 25°C, in summer 30+°C. The water is warm and mellow. Temperature year-round approx. 24-25°C. Normally no wetsuit needed, but some days it's nice with a shorty.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
E, ESE and SE
.
There is
Trade wind
at Efate Island / Takara Beach, Vanuatu.
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.
Wind
usually
blows
from SE
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Efate Island / Takara Beach, Vanuatu are
June, July and August
.
Wind and Weather Conditions
Wind and Weather Conditions
Winter is from May through October, summer November through April. Summer is very warm and humid. Air-temperature in winter approx. 25°C, in summer 30+°C. The water is warm and mellow. Temperature year-round approx. 24-25°C. Normally no wetsuit needed, but some days it's nice with a shorty.
Recommended
wind for kitesurfing is
wind coming
from
E, ESE and SE
.
There is
Trade wind
at Efate Island / Takara Beach, Vanuatu.
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.
Wind
usually
blows
from SE
on the spot.
The
best moments to come
to Efate Island / Takara Beach, Vanuatu are
June, July and August
.
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
Efate Island / Takara Beach, Vanuatu is a
Shallow, Flat, Chop and Small waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Small size.
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.
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 and Tide Conditions
Beach and Tide Conditions
Recommended
tide for kitesurfing is
High Tide
.
Efate Island / Takara Beach, Vanuatu is a
Shallow, Flat, Chop and Small waves spot.
The
launching/landing area
is reported to be of
Small size.
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.
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.
Need to know
There is
no beach users
reported here.
When you are on water,
be careful
of
Reefs, Corals and Rocks
.
Beach risk reported:
Shells
.
The is
no particular rules
reported
, but as a best practice,
talk to a local before you go on water.
Need to know
Need to know
There is
no beach users
reported here.
When you are on water,
be careful
of
Reefs, Corals and Rocks
.
Beach risk reported:
Shells
.
The is
no particular rules
reported
, but as a best practice,
talk to a local before you go on water.