Papetoai Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Moorea, French Polynesia)

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Papetoai Surf Guide

Papetoai in Moorea is an exposed reef break that usually has waves. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the south with some shelter here from southeast winds. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. There is a left breaking reef. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of rocks, fire coral and sharks.

Papetoai Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	consistent	28.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Papetoai:

The best conditions reported for surf at Papetoai occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

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What's the best time of year to surf Papetoai (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Papetoai with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 8% of the time in December while 30% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 62% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

30%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

62%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Papetoai Location Map

Interactive Papetoai surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Papetoai is Temae (Moorea) Airport (MOZ) in French Polynesia, which is 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Papetoai is Huahine Airport (HUH), also in French Polynesia, 153 km (95 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Papetoai Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 04:04 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NW
Period (s)	9	9	9	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Papetoai

Current tide and informaton

For Club Med, 1 km from Papetoai.

Next High Water: 01:20pm | 0.23m

Next Low Water: 07:21am | 0.07m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Papetoai Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(28.8 °C) too at Papetoai, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite