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

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 13 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 28.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) this week:

The surf forecast for Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 15) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) in the next 12 days are 2.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 15) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Nov 20) at 11PM.

Wave Type	Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	2AM (Sat 15th Nov)	3ft (0.9m) 15s
Best Surf	2AM (Sat 15th Nov)	3ft (0.9m) 15s
Most Powerful	2PM (Sat 15th Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.
		Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thu 20
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	N	N	N	N	N	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	13	16	16	15	14	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	8	7	7	6
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	125	313	174	353	325	692	582	637	576	435	330	229	434	338	262	311	259	276	228	183	200
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	WNW	NNE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:00PM 0.25	10:13AM 0.29		10:27PM 0.27	10:42AM 0.31		10:51PM 0.29	11:09AM 0.32		11:15PM 0.30	11:35AM 0.32		11:38PM 0.30	12:00PM 0.32		12:02AM 0.30	12:26PM 0.30		12:26AM 0.29	12:53PM 0.29
Low Tide / height (m)	4:04AM 0.08		4:38PM 0.07	4:34AM 0.06		5:03PM 0.06		5:02AM 0.05	5:27PM 0.06		5:28AM 0.04	5:50PM 0.05		5:53AM 0.03	6:11PM 0.05		6:18AM 0.02	6:33PM 0.05		6:44AM 0.02	6:56PM 0.06

		Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thu 20
Sunrise	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-
Sunset	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:12	-	-	6:13

Rain (mm)	17	7	5	11	7	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	4	3	4	32	8	26
Temp. °C	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	22	22
Feels °C (?)	26	27	27	27	19	20	19	19	20	21	21	23	24	24	24	23	23	22	21	22	23

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Information about the Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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