Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) Surf Forecast

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Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) surf break

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 -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 26.9° 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 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (16 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s

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

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	Tuesday 16							Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	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	2 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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	48	50	50	43	42	54	54	67	54	64	69	62	77	106	154	193	213	247	293	388	404	416	515	483
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)			10:45AM 0.26					11:17PM 0.27				11:11AM 0.30				11:34PM 0.30				11:36AM 0.33				11:53PM 0.31
Low Tide / height (m)	4:58AM 0.09					5:09PM 0.03				5:15AM 0.06				5:32PM 0.01				5:35AM 0.03				5:54PM 0.00

	Tuesday 16							Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
Sunrise	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	1	-	1
Temp. °C	25	25	25	25	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	25	25	25	25	26	26	25	26	25	25	25
Feels °C (?)	27	27	26	25	26	24	23	24	22	22	22	23	23	22	21	21	22	23	23	22	23	21	21	21

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tahiti

Wind Update Offshore wind reported 23 km from Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) (light winds from the SSW at Tahiti Island-Faa'a International Airport 23 km from Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay)). 0.7m 8s swell from the E with a 0.4m 5s windswell from the ENE and a 0.2m 6s windswell from the NNE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 31 minutes ago Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay)

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23 km away, 1 h 31 min ago

19 km/h

SSW

0.0

26.9

Air / Water (°C)

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