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Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 02 Feb 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
28.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) at 2AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
Period(s) (?)181818181817171716161616161515141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)283404408553534608594573700683580519425387372305301264261203183116116114
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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
/ height (m)
1:50AM
0.36
2:01PM
0.32
2:18AM
0.34
2:22PM
0.30
2:43AM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
0.00
8:07AM
0.01
8:07PM
0.01
8:31AM
0.04
8:31PM
0.03
8:52AM
0.07
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-----5:46-------5:46-------5:47--
Sunset6:36-------6:36-------6:36-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
111--------1----1------1
Temp. °C272727272727272727272727272728272827272727272727
Feels °C (?)282726262626252525262625252527262726252626262627
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