Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papeete Harbour today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papeete Harbour at 7PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Papeete Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 13 | N 14 | NNW 13 | N 13 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 183 | 175 | 170 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 120 | 101 | 98 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 105 | 120 | 112 | 75 | 64 | 93 | 101 | 89 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:37PM0.34m | 00:38AM0.34m | 12:55PM0.31m | 00:59AM0.31m | 1:11PM0.29m | 1:21AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.10m | 6:50AM0.09m | 6:55PM0.11m | 7:11AM0.11m | 7:11PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | 6:09 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 32 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 13 | N 14 | NNW 13 | N 13 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 90 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 66 | 66 | 125 | 120 | 101 | 98 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 105 | 120 | 112 | 75 | 64 | 93 | 101 | 89 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNW 16 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 188 | 183 | 175 | 170 | 129 | 127 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | SSW 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 9 | N 16 | NNE 9 | SSW 15 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 | NNE 8 | N 18 | N 18 | N 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 18 | 19 | 31 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 46 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 40 | 54 | 47 | 78 | 107 | 157 | 181 | 215 | 272 | 289 | 355 | 415 | 444 | 468 | 498 | 623 | 644 | 658 | 603 | 565 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 7 | 3505 | 3505 | 2612 | 2612 | 2612 | 2612 | 2612 | 2612 | 3505 | 2612 | 2612 | 3505 | 3464 | 3505 | 3505 | 3505 | 3505 | 3514 | 3381 | 3381 | 3381 |
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