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Haapiti in Moorea is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast with some shelter here from southeast winds. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. A reef breaks left. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Haapiti 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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Use this relief map to navigate to French-Polynesia - Moorea surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Haapiti

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Haapiti:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Club Med	6 mi
Second closest break	Hauru Point	6 mi
Third closest break	Papetoai	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Cook Bay	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Temae	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Haapiti:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	2443 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	2625 mi
Third closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	2840 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 2 Buoy	2840 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	2942 mi
Tide stations nearest to Haapiti:
Closest tide station	Fare Ute Point, Papeete Harbor, Tahiti	19 mi
Second closest tide station	Mataiva, Tahiti	23 mi
Third closest tide station	Rahiroa (Rangiroa) Island	229 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Tubuai Island	401 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Hao (Bow or La Harpe) Island	585 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Haapiti:
Closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	2556 mi
Second closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	2558 mi
Third closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	2562 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	2631 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	2766 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Haapiti:
Closest city location	Haapiti (French Polynesia)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Afareaitu (French Polynesia)	5 mi
Third closest city location	Papetoai (French Polynesia)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Teavaro (French Polynesia)	8 mi
Fifth closest city location	Faaa (French Polynesia)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Haapiti is Temae (Moorea) Airport (MOZ) in French Polynesia, which is 14 km (9 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Haapiti is Huahine Airport (HUH), also in French Polynesia, 158 km (98 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Uturoa (Raiatea Island) Airport (RFP), also in French Polynesia, 195 km (121 miles) away.