Nouméa's main beach, with kitesurfing and a promenade
Swimming allowed
At a glance
- Category
- Beaches and swimming
- Area
- Nouméa
- Swimming
- Swimming allowed
- Lifeguards
- Lifeguards in season
- Snorkelling
- No
- With children
- Yes
- Shade
- Little
- Parking
- Yes
- Places to stay nearby
- 10 places to stay within 1 km
A long town beach with a promenade, cafés and hotels. In the afternoon the trade wind picks up and the beach becomes one of the best kitesurfing spots in the world. In the morning the water is calm.
Risks. Kitesurfers in the afternoon.
On the map
Orange dots: places to stay nearby. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Coordinates are approximate.
Where to stay nearby: Anse Vata
All places to stay in the area →
Distance from the sight as the crow flies: Le Lagon — 110 m; Hilton Noumea La Promenade Residences — 240 m; Nouvata Budget — 430 m; Ramada Hotel & Suite — 490 m.
Tours nearby
All tours on the island →
Sea and lagoon
Nouméa's islets: Canard and MaîtreFive minutes by taxi boat to an underwater trail
Half a dayAll year≈ 50 m
Sea and lagoon
A day on Amédée lighthouse isletA cast-iron lighthouse from 1865, a lagoon with turtles and lunch on the islet
A full dayAll year≈ 2.3 km
History and towns
Nouméa: the Tjibaou Centre and the baysRenzo Piano's architecture, the Lagoon Aquarium and the Ouen Toro lookout
Half a dayAll year≈ 5.9 kmMore to see nearby
Museum
Lagoon Aquarium
Life in the lagoon: corals, nautiluses, sea snakes≈ 560 m
Beach
Baie des Citrons
A calm bay lined with bars — Nouméa's evening scene≈ 1.2 km
Museum
Tjibaou Cultural Centre
The centre of Kanak culture, in buildings by Renzo Piano≈ 5.9 km
Beach
Amédée islet
A lagoon islet with a lighthouse, and turtles close to shore≈ 20 kmOpening hours, prices and rules are a rough guide: check official websites before you go.