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Taapuna Surf Photo: 'THE REEF (TEAHUPOO)'

Lat Long: 17.59° S 149.60° W

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Taapuna sea temperature is

27.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Taapuna surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
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Open ocean wave model on 14 September at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

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	SSW	ESE	SSW
	15 s	cross- off	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 September at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SSW
	15 s	cross- off	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 September at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SSW
	15 s	cross- off	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 September at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SSW
	15 s	cross- off	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 September at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SSW
	15 s	cross- off	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 September at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SSW
	15 s	cross- off	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 September at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	S
	15 s	cross- off	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	S
	15 s	cross- off	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	SSW
	15 s	cross- off	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	S
	15 s	cross- off	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	S
	15 s	cross- off	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ESE	S
	15 s	cross- off	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	E	S
	14 s	cross- off	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	E	SSE
	14 s	cross- off	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 September at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	E	SSE
	14 s	cross- off	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	E	SSE
	14 s	cross- off	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Taapuna around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 29 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.2m (0.7 ft). Range 0.39m (1.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Taapuna Surf Photo: 'THE REEF (TEAHUPOO)' by Snow-Forecast.com user

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Country: French Polynesia (18 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:58 am 15 Sep 2006

Danny Garrido
Awesome pic, this reef is amazing. 20 Puntos por esa foto, la mejor que he visto hasta ahora.
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Que foto magnifica, lindo de se ver :)
Cali
Does anyone know of the photographer who took this image? Interested in purchasing it. Please respond.
André Marques
Beatiful wave!!!congratulations
françois
it's not teahupoo! it's taapuna!