Teahupo’o 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.86° S 149.25° W

Issued: 1 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Teahupo’o sea temperature is

26.0°C

Teahupo’o surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Teahupo’o today (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 22s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 22s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Teahupo’o at 9AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	22s
Evening (12 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	22s

Table - waves today at Teahupo’o. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SW 22	SSW 22	SSW 22	SSW 22	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	157	145	132	231	308	308	308	445	769	890	753	1100	1323	1396	1480	1292	1367	1757	1450	1450	1450	1717	1551	1580
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	SW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide	00:48AM0.40m				1:08PM0.42m				1:10AM0.39m				1:32PM0.39m				1:30AM0.37m				1:53PM0.35m
Low Tide			6:58AM-0.00m				7:15PM0.04m				7:23AM0.01m				7:35PM0.06m				7:46AM0.03m				7:51PM0.09m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	25	25
Feels °C	22	22	24	23	23	23	24	25	25	24	24	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	29	29	28	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SW 16
kJ	157	145	117	117	100	98	76	445	769	890	753	1100	1323	1396	1480	1292	1367	1757	1450	1450	1450	1717	1551	1580
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 22	SE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	SW 10	SE 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	132	132	132	130	123	99	308	76	55	56	102	40	41	55	41	56	58	60	54	54	41	43	206	286
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	E 8	SW 22	SSW 22	SSW 22	SW 12	SW 11	SW 10	ESE 9	SE 9	SW 11	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SW 10	SW 10	S 10	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	WSW 13	E 7	E 6
kJ	52	55	23	231	308	308	65	64	106	58	41	63	40	40	29	65	53	33	34	33	32	65	44	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 4	E 8	E 8	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	—	ENE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	56	74	11	68	88	29	34	50	—	—	53	72	72	56	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1
Distance (km)	35	35	35	35	72	9	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	9	9	0	0	0	0	9	21	21
Best forecast wave conditions in Tahiti	Maraa	Maraa	Maraa	Passe de Maraa		Passe de Maraa	Maraa	Maraa	Maraa	Maraa	Maraa	Maraa	Maraa	Maraa	Maraa	Point de Pecheurs (Sapunis)	Taapuna	Teahupo’o	Teahupo’o	Teahupo’o	Teahupo’o	Taapuna	Taapuna	Taapuna
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3		3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Passe de Maraa Tahiti	Haapiti Moorea	Passe de Maraa Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Maraa Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Teahupo’o Tahiti	Teahupo’o Tahiti	Teahupo’o Tahiti	Teahupo’o Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	8	5	5	4	5

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