Aganoa Beach is situated on the east coast of Savai'i island in

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...

. The waters off the beach are a known surf

reef A reef is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral or similar relatively stable material, lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water. Many reefs result from natural, abiotic processes—deposition of sand, wave erosion planing down rock ...

break in the region and were the venue for the surfing competition at the

2007 South Pacific Games The 2007 South Pacific Games were held in Apia, Samoa, from 25 August to 8 September 2007. The Games were the thirteenth to be held since the inception of the South Pacific Games in 1963, and included traditional multi-sport event disciplines, s ...

. The left and right breaks are paddling distance from the beach. There are

beach fale A beach fale is a simple thatched hut in the architecture of Samoa. Beach fales are also common in other parts of Polynesia. They have become popular in tourism as a low budget accommodation situated by the coast, built with a few posts, no walls ...

on a white sandy beach run by locals for visitors. The beach is 15 minutes from

Maota Airport Maota Airport is the main domestic airport on the island of Savai'i in Samoa. It is situated near Salelologa at the east end of Savai'i. The airport is located 10 minutes south of Salelologa township and ferry terminal. The airport has been in o ...

References

External links

Aganoa Beach
at Surf-Forecast.com
Aganoa Beach
venue at the 2007 South Pacific Games official website
Surfing at Aganoa Beach, Youtube
Beaches of Samoa Savai'i Surfing locations {{Samoa-geo-stub