Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papeete Harbour today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papeete Harbour at 1PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 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 (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Papeete Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | N 9 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 13 | NW 12 | NE 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
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 kJ | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:22AM0.30m | 11:51PM0.30m | 11:48AM0.34m | 00:12AM0.33m | 12:16PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.15m | 5:40PM0.10m | 5:44AM0.12m | 6:07PM0.08m | 6:05AM0.09m | 6:32PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 333 | 580 | 545 | 532 | 519 | 430 | 382 | 358 | 279 | 272 | 268 | 268 | 183 | 180 | 175 | 163 | 158 | 156 | 116 | 116 | 99 | 99 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | N 9 | NW 13 | N 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 168 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | NW 13 | N 9 | NW 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 191 | 127 | 195 | 202 | 202 | 222 | 273 | 339 | 349 | 349 | 346 | 408 | 419 | 477 | 474 | 498 | 485 | 526 | 527 | 499 | 401 | 363 | 400 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2612 | 2612 | 3381 | 3420 | 3865 | 3505 | 2612 | 3381 | 3381 | 3451 | 3464 | 3835 | 3863 | 2612 | 2612 | 3381 | 2582 | 2582 | 3381 | 2582 | 2582 | 2582 | 2582 |
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