Teahupo’o surf break

Teahupo’o surfForecast / Tahiti / French Polynesia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 -10
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Teahupo’o surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Teahupo’o sea temperature is
28.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Teahupo’o today?

The current surf forecast for Teahupo’o at 9AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
E
1.3
E
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212127711117777777151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)581528437397336299294247247215172172151138167167142117116117113146106140
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
0.31
12:08AM
0.33
12:38PM
0.33
12:35AM
0.35
1:01PM
0.34
1:02AM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
0.04
6:15PM
0.07
6:30AM
0.02
6:36PM
0.06
6:54AM
0.01
6:59PM
0.04
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
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Sunset----6:37-------6:37-------6:37---
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Rain (mm)
334683232222124552-----1
Temp. °C262626262526262626262626262626252425252526262626
Feels °C (?)262626272827262626252626262626262625242425242526
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