Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) surf break

Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) surfForecast / Tahiti / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 -10
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Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) sea temperature is
28.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

Table - waves today at Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
1
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
1
E
8
1
E
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
81
93
97
97
74
73
146
71
74
76
157
189
76
56
74
140
148
207
207
237
237
284
284
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
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
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04PM0.23m
2:39AM0.19m
2:27PM0.20m
3:17AM0.17m
2:56PM0.18m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.10m
8:39PM0.09m
8:33AM0.12m
9:23PM0.11m
9:17AM0.14m
11:32PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:11
6:11
6:11
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5:36
5:36
5:35
5:35
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
81
81
93
97
97
74
73
32
71
74
76
23
22
76
56
62
71
71
16
15
15
15
15
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNW
12
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.7
E
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
Energy kJ
26
26
25
15
16
16
28
30
33
33
32
32
31
37
46
74
16
16
25
27
28
12
11
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NW
16
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
26
26
67
33
33
32
32
56
55
12
23
29
33
31
29
28
12
25
13
13
13
5
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
1
E
9
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
4
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.8
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
1
E
8
1
E
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
5
9
15
17
146
25
27
19
157
189
28
26
26
140
148
207
207
237
237
284
284
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
23
9
42
195
2607
2293
2293
2293
2293
2293
2294
2293
2293
2293
2292
2292
1168
1168
1168
237
2292
2292
2292
Best forecast wave conditions in Tahiti
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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