Papeete Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Tahiti, French Polynesia)

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Papeete Harbour Surf Guide

Papeete Harbour in Tahiti is an exposed beach and reef break. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the south. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the north northwest. A left hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rips, pollution and sharks.

Papeete Harbour Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	1	rarely breaks	28.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Papeete Harbour:

The best conditions reported for surf at Papeete Harbour occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

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What's the best time of year to surf Papeete Harbour (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Papeete Harbour with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 5% of the time in December while 13% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 82% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

13%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

82%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Papeete Harbour Location Map

Interactive Papeete Harbour surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Papeete Harbour is Temae (Moorea) Airport (MOZ) in French Polynesia, which is 19 km (12 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Papeete Harbour is Huahine Airport (HUH), also in French Polynesia, 180 km (112 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Papeete Harbour Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 06:07 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW
Period (s)	9	9	9	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- off

Tides at Papeete Harbour

Current tide and informaton

For Fare Ute Point, Papeete Harbor, Tahiti, 3 km from Papeete Harbour.

Next High Water: 02:12pm | 0.25m

Next Low Water: 07:39am | 0.15m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Papeete Harbour Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(28.9 °C) too at Papeete Harbour, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite