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Tenia

4:46 pm 13 Mar 2006

One of the most perfect, machine-like waves on Earth, Restaurants

9:29 pm 14 May 2011

Tenia ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Tenia Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New-Caledonia – Noumea Outer Reefs)

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Surf Break: Tenia

Name: Tenia
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SSW Offshore Wind: NE

Tenia in Noumea Outer Reefs is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. A reef breaks right. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rocks and sharks.

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Overall Tenia Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Tenia:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Corvette 3 mi
Second closest break Dumbea 14 mi
Third closest break Roche Percee 84 mi
Fourth closest break British Beach 342 mi
Fifth closest break Crazy Tree 342 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Tenia:

Closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 3623 mi
Second closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 3643 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 3796 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 3853 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 4138 mi

Tide stations nearest to Tenia:

Closest tide station Norfolk Island, Tasman Sea 468 mi
Second closest tide station Cato Island, Coral Sea 697 mi
Third closest tide station Mellish Reef, Coral Sea 769 mi
Fourth closest tide station Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea, Australia 776 mi
Fifth closest tide station Nandi Waters, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands 783 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Tenia:

Closest ski area Manganui (New Zealand) 1250 mi
Second closest ski area Whakapapa (New Zealand) 1279 mi
Third closest ski area Tukino (New Zealand) 1284 mi
Fourth closest ski area Turoa (New Zealand) 1284 mi
Fifth closest ski area Rainbow (New Zealand) 1395 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Tenia:

Closest city location Noumea (New Caledonia) 11 mi
Second closest city location Mont-Dore (New Caledonia) 14 mi
Third closest city location Dumbea (New Caledonia) 19 mi
Fourth closest city location Paita (New Caledonia) 21 mi
Fifth closest city location Yate-Barrage (New Caledonia) 34 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Tenia is Noumea Magenta Airport (GEA) in New Caledonia, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Tenia is La Tontouta (Noumea) Airport (NOU), also in New Caledonia, 52 km (32 miles) away.
  • Third is La Roche (Mare) Airport (MEE) in New Caledonia, 196 km (122 miles) away.
  • Ouvea Ouloup Airport (UVE) in New Caledonia is 200 km (124 miles) away.
  • Ouanaham (Lifou) Airport (LIF), also in New Caledonia is the fifth nearest airport to Tenia and is 202 km (125 miles) away.
Tenia break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Tenia, New-Caledonia - Noumea Outer Reefs. Use the tab navigation above to view Tenia sea temperature, Tenia photographs, Tenia detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Tenia webcams, current wind from New-Caledonia - Noumea Outer Reefs live weather stations and Tenia tide predictions. The New Caledonia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Caledonia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Caledonia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Tenia.