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Motuau Island surfForecast / Tahiti / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 -10
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Motuau Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Motuau Island sea temperature is
27.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Motuau Island today?

The current surf forecast for Motuau Island at 12PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (19 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (19 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Motuau Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
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
0
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 (?)
1.1
E
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
0.4
NW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
1.8
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)716161616161515151515141414146751312121266
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1316768686764585758104104103102999215314911244737373239170
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
45
E
40
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
0.30
12:26AM
0.29
12:53PM
0.29
12:51AM
0.28
1:20PM
0.26
1:17AM
0.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
0.02
6:33PM
0.05
6:44AM
0.02
6:56PM
0.06
7:10AM
0.03
7:20PM
0.07
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
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Sunset----6:12-------6:13-------6:13---
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heavy rain
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light rain
Rain (mm)
32111--111112323474611431
Temp. °C242424242525242424252425252424242323232323232324
Feels °C (?)222120202121202020212021212021212019192019181921
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