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: 7 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) sea temperature is
26.5°C
0.4° 

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

Pappeete- Tahiti

19 km SW320 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (0 kph from 340 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18.9 °C-
-

-

Tahiti Island-Faa'a International Airport

23 km WSW215 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudno report
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 130°)
21.6 °C50
50
overcast
-
-

Taiarapu Est

37 km SE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
23.8 °C-
-

-

Bora Bora

276 km W3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
15
light winds from the E
(14 km/h at 100°)
20
25.2 °C45
45

-

Bora-bora/motu-m

277 km W3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the E
(9 km/h at 100°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
scattered

Anaa

414 km E0 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
20
light winds from the ESE
(18 km/h at 110°)
24.1 °C-
-

-

Takaroa

578 km NE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
20
moderate winds from the ESE
(22 km/h at 110°)
25.8 °C-
-

-

Tubuai Island

646 km S3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearMist -
30
fresh winds from the S
(31 km/h at 190°)
22 °C3.6
3.6
broken
broken
overcast

Tubuai Aero

649 km S6 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 60°)
14.8 °C20
20

-

Mauke

887 km SW25 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
21.6 °C-
-

-

* 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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