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Motu Mahara surfForecast / Huahine / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 -10
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Motu Mahara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Motu Mahara sea temperature is
28.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Motu Mahara today?

The current surf forecast for Motu Mahara at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Motu Mahara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.9
NE
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)11111212121111111211111111111110106101010888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15816117917917916416117018916714814813312390828058575657104101101
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55AM
0.15
2:00PM
0.17
1:40AM
0.13
1:06PM
0.17
11:58PM
0.14
12:39PM
0.17
11:50PM
0.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:38AM
0.11
8:10PM
0.10
6:27AM
0.09
7:00PM
0.10
6:10AM
0.06
6:31PM
0.09
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise-5:48-------5:48-------5:50------
Sunset----6:43-------6:43-------6:43---
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--13631-1----121---11--
Temp. °C262627262626272727262727272726262627272727282727
Feels °C (?)262627272727272728272829292826262628272828282727
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