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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Papenoo Rivermouth (L'Embouchure) at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
N
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)111111141313131313131515141414131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47474778706059999989228222218215210187181181178178173123108106
Wind
(km/h)
0
NE
0
WSW
0
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
0.33
1:48PM
0.31
2:20AM
0.29
2:06PM
0.28
2:42AM
0.24
2:18PM
0.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01AM
0.06
8:10PM
0.03
8:20AM
0.09
8:38PM
0.06
8:32AM
0.12
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset------6:07-------6:06-------6:06-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111---111343---1----1---
Temp. °C272627272727272727272627272727272727272727272727
Feels °C (?)323132313131313131302931303030302929292929302929
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