Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 02 Nov 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
27.2° 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: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (02 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wed
05
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)777766666666666666666181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85656586566680778098126112130132128128151148128130130115160158
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
0.35
11:15PM
0.31
11:36AM
0.36
11:41PM
0.33
12:07PM
0.36
12:08AM
0.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
0.04
5:23PM
0.04
5:20AM
0.02
5:50PM
0.04
5:51AM
0.00
6:18PM
0.04
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wed
05
Sunrise-5:18-------5:18-------5:16------
Sunset----6:04-------6:04-------6:04---
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C252626262626262625262626262626262525262626262626
Feels °C (?)252626252524242423242423242324242223242425242424
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