Ins and Outs surfForecast / Tahiti / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 -10
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Ins and Outs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ins and Outs sea temperature is
28.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ins and Outs today?

The current surf forecast for Ins and Outs at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Ins and Outs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNW
1.6
ENE
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)18716161616151515151414141414131313131313131318
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)273229487487487475439411405405400394378294261257253277249195192189183180
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.29
12:30AM
0.31
12:56PM
0.31
12:57AM
0.32
1:19PM
0.31
1:23AM
0.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
0.02
6:37PM
0.05
6:50AM
0.01
6:58PM
0.04
7:14AM
0.00
7:20PM
0.03
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-5:35-------5:35-------5:35------
Sunset----6:37-------6:37-------6:37---
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Rain (mm)
3345842211133225311---1-
Temp. °C272626262626272626272726262626262525252626262726
Feels °C (?)282626282826272626272726262627282625242625252727
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