Paea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Paea surfForecast / Tahiti / French Polynesia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 -10

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Paea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Paea sea temperature is 28.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Paea today?

The current surf forecast for Paea at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jan)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Jan)	5ft (1.5m)	15s
Evening (15 Jan)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

Time (-10) & Date

Wave Height

Wave Period

Morning (15 Jan)

4.5ft (1.3m)

16s

Afternoon (15 Jan)

5ft (1.5m)

15s

Evening (15 Jan)

4.5ft (1.4m)

14s

		Thursday 15	Friday 16	Saturday 17
11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	18	18	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	212	312	412	904	870	911	1010	886	680	659	581	528	430	397	304	299	294	247	247	215	193	154	151	151
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	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	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		11:18PM 0.22				11:59AM 0.24				11:45PM 0.24				12:20PM 0.25				12:10AM 0.26				12:41PM 0.26
Low Tide / height (m)				5:49AM 0.04				6:05PM 0.08				6:10AM 0.02				6:21PM 0.06				6:31AM 0.01				6:39PM 0.04

		Thursday 15	Friday 16	Saturday 17
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:38	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:38	-

Rain (mm)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	5	4	4	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	2	1	-
Temp. °C	27	28	27	27	27	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	26	26	26
Feels °C (?)	25	27	26	25	25	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	26	23	27	27	26	26	24	23	24

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

11 PM

2 AM

5 AM

8 AM

11 AM

2 PM

5 PM

8 PM

11 PM

2 AM

5 AM

8 AM

11 AM

2 PM

5 PM

8 PM

11 PM

2 AM

5 AM

8 AM

11 AM

2 PM

5 PM

8 PM

SSW

212

312

412

904

870

911

1010

886

680

659

581

528

430

397

304

299

294

247

215

193

154

151

ENE

off

cross-
off

off

cross-
off

off

cross-
off

11:18PM

0.22

11:59AM

0.24

11:45PM

0.24

12:20PM

0.25

12:10AM

0.26

12:41PM

0.26

5:49AM

0.04

6:05PM

0.08

6:10AM

0.02

6:21PM

0.06

6:31AM

0.01

6:39PM

0.04

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