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Turui in Raiatea is an exposed reef break that has consistent surf Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. A left hand reef. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for coral,urchin, rips, rocks,localism.

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Overall Turui 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 - Raiatea surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Turui

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Turui:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Vaiaau	2 mi
Second closest break	Miri-Miri	5 mi
Third closest break	Faaroa	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Nao Nao	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Teavapiti	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Turui:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	2370 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	2546 mi
Third closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	2781 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 2 Buoy	2781 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	2863 mi
Tide stations nearest to Turui:
Closest tide station	Fare Ute Point, Papeete Harbor, Tahiti	135 mi
Second closest tide station	Mataiva, Tahiti	139 mi
Third closest tide station	Rahiroa (Rangiroa) Island	282 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Tubuai Island	470 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Aitutaki, Aitutaki Atoll (2)	563 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Turui:
Closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	2514 mi
Second closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	2516 mi
Third closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	2520 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	2588 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	2728 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Turui:
Closest city location	Tevaitoa (French Polynesia)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Uturoa (French Polynesia)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Anau (French Polynesia)	27 mi
Fourth closest city location	Vaitape (French Polynesia)	28 mi
Fifth closest city location	Fitii (French Polynesia)	31 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Turui is Uturoa (Raiatea Island) Airport (RFP) in French Polynesia, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Turui is Bora Bora Airport (BOB), also in French Polynesia, 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is Huahine Airport (HUH) in French Polynesia, 52 km (32 miles) away.
• Maupiti Airport (MAU) in French Polynesia is 92 km (57 miles) away.
• Temae (Moorea) Airport (MOZ), also in French Polynesia is the fifth nearest airport to Turui and is 198 km (123 miles) away.