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Papetoai surfForecast / Moorea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 -10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Papetoai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papetoai sea temperature is
28.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Papetoai today?
The current surf forecast for Papetoai at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Papetoai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 16 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 5 | NNW 15 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | |
28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 67 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 26 | 34 | 84 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:29AM0.21m | 1:20PM0.23m | 1:46AM0.19m | 1:38PM0.21m | 1:59AM0.17m | 1:53PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM0.07m | 7:52PM0.05m | 7:38AM0.08m | 8:18PM0.08m | 7:48AM0.10m | 8:48PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 2021 | 2021 | 1923 | 1899 | 1804 | 1452 | 1413 | 1240 | 1083 | 765 | 743 | 643 | 241 | 245 | 241 | 224 | 228 | 234 | 240 | 202 | 211 | 211 | 223 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 62 | 131 | 210 | 595 | 499 | 476 | 447 | 288 | 288 | 237 | 297 | 549 | 549 | 452 | 421 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 16 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 10 | NNW 15 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 67 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 26 | 31 | 84 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 87 | 102 | 193 | 179 | 27 | 26 | 123 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 65 | 49 | 68 | 69 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 37 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 192 | 2257 | 2245 | 2245 | 2245 | 2269 | 2269 | 2245 | 2245 | 2245 | 2245 | 2245 | 2245 | 2245 | 2245 | 2245 | 2245 | 2245 |
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