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Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) Surf Forecast
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Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) surfForecast / Tahiti / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 -10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) sea temperature is
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) today?
The current surf forecast for Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 47 | 47 | 49 | 46 | 71 | 33 | 59 | 99 | 99 | 89 | 231 | 222 | 218 | 215 | 210 | 189 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 178 | 176 | 165 | 117 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:55AM 0.33 | 1:48PM 0.31 | 2:20AM 0.29 | 2:06PM 0.28 | 2:42AM 0.24 | 2:18PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:01AM 0.06 | 8:10PM 0.03 | 8:20AM 0.09 | 8:38PM 0.06 | 8:32AM 0.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
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