Papara Beach surfForecast / Tahiti / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 Aug 2025 -10
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Papara Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papara Beach sea temperature is
26.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Papara Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Papara Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Papara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)171616161615151515151615141414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1122126314321518157116021786195120182028228619531825172816801491124411899858426908129921572
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
30
NNE
35
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
0.35
2:34PM
0.35
2:30AM
0.33
3:05PM
0.30
2:53AM
0.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
0.06
8:24AM
0.03
8:39PM
0.09
8:57AM
0.06
9:02PM
0.13
9:35AM
0.10
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:16-------6:16--
Sunset5:46-------5:46-------5:46-------
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Rain (mm)
-------------21---------
Temp. °C252525252625262626262626272626262727262626262726
Feels °C (?)252525252524252524232324282724232628262728282927
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tahiti

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Papara Beach (light winds from the SE at Tahiti Island-Faa'a International Airport 27 km from Papara Beach). 1.2m 16s long period groundswell from the SW with a 0.8m 10s swell, also from the SW and a 0.4m 5s windswell, also from the E as well as a 0.3m 10s swell, also from the SE. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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7 km/h
SE
0.0
26.9
Air / Water (°C)
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