Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.51° S 149.40° W

Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay), French Polynesia Weather Observations

Issued: 1 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) sea temperature is
26.3° C
0.5° 

Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay)

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Tahiti Island-Faa'a International Airport

23 km WSW215 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearno report
5
light winds from the S
(7 km/h at 180°)
24 °C10.0
10.0
few
-
-

Bora-bora/motu-m

277 km W3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the S
(7 km/h at 170°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Tubuai Island

646 km S3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainLight rain
5
light winds from the SSW
(7 km/h at 210°)
OVC040 °C4.8
4.8

broken
broken

Mauke Island Airport

890 km SW9 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 80°)
21 °C


Hao/tuamoto (mil

900 km E3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
20
moderate winds from the ENE
(22 km/h at 60°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
few

Mitiaro/Nukuroa Airport

912 km SW8 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 100°)
21 °C


Enua Airport (Atiu)

958 km SW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 170°)
21 °C


Mangaia Airport

1014 km SW14 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 270°)
18 °C17
17


Avarua-Rarotonga International Airport

1167 km SW209 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the SSW
(6 km/h at 200°)
18 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud
-
-

Manihiki Island Airport

1480 km W0 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
5
light winds from the SE
(6 km/h at 140°)
27 °C18
18


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) and within an acceptable time window.

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