Papenoo Rivermouth (L'Embouchure) surfForecast / Tahiti / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 -10
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Papenoo Rivermouth (L'Embouchure) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papenoo Rivermouth (L'Embouchure) sea temperature is
28.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Papenoo Rivermouth (L'Embouchure) today?

The current surf forecast for Papenoo Rivermouth (L'Embouchure) at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Papenoo Rivermouth (L'Embouchure). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
0.3
NNE
9
1.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
69
73
122
146
173
51
104
145
32
33
181
175
167
163
160
156
181
176
208
247
241
15
243
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
35
ESE
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04PM0.23m
2:39AM0.19m
2:27PM0.20m
3:17AM0.17m
2:56PM0.18m
8:25AM0.17m
Low Tide
8:39PM0.09m
8:33AM0.12m
9:23PM0.11m
9:17AM0.14m
11:32PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:11
6:11
6:11
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5:36
5:36
5:35
5:35
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
29
29
28
27
27
26
27
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
91
69
73
138
99
131
127
125
121
68
67
65
42
41
42
16
50
49
47
46
34
44
44
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNW
15
0.6
E
8
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
SW
12
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
148
144
140
16
27
84
51
33
33
32
31
31
29
28
16
39
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
NNW
10
Energy kJ
15
15
15
32
32
32
33
19
29
29
33
13
13
12
12
25
25
28
11
12
26
26
26
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
E
3
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
8
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
8
1
E
9
1.1
E
4
1.2
E
4
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
5
1.5
E
7
Energy kJ
2
3
8
122
146
173
18
104
145
42
59
181
175
167
163
160
156
181
176
208
247
241
149
243
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
Distance (km)
10
10
50
197
196
2294
2294
196
1166
2294
2294
2294
2294
2293
234
234
2293
2293
2293
2293
2293
3358
2608
2293
Best forecast wave conditions in Tahiti
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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