
Surf Forecasts:
Teahupo’o surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period, SSW swell with 1,146 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Teahupo’o this week:
The surf forecast for Teahupo’o over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Teahupo’o in the next 16 days are 1.4m 17s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Teahupo’o over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, grab your leggie rope and wax your board. Rusty here, giving you the raw run-down for the next couple of weeks. This one’s a real mixed bag, so we gotta be patient.
Teahupo’o is the only game in town, and it’s a fickle beast. Right now, we’re looking at a pretty flat spell to kick things off. For the first week, from Monday 6 July right through to almost the end of the weekend, the wind has got this place all messed up. We’ve got moderate to fresh onshore breezes kicking up chop, and the swell is coming from the wrong direction – straight out of the south and southeast. The wave energy is weak to moderate, sitting between 376 and 1040 on the energy scale, but it doesn’t matter because the wind is just trashing it. It’s poor surf conditions, so don’t bother paddling out. A total write-off.
Now, things start to look interesting towards the middle of the second week. We’re watching a real promising window opening up. Real promising.
Tuesday morning, 14 July, is our first brilliant call. The wind drops to glassy, dead calm. The swell bumps up to a solid 7 ft, a proper groundswell with a long 16 second period and coming from the southwest – bang on the optimum direction. The energy is strong at 2330. This is the day for the experienced crew only – it’s over 5 ft and well into the bigger stuff, so time to leave the foamies at home. The water temp is 80°, which is bang on average for the time of year, so no surprises there.
We get some onshore wind returning in the afternoon, making it a bit messy, and the next few days are choppy again thanks to the southerly breeze. The swell hangs around, 7 ft to 8 ft, but the wind is doing its best to spoil it. It goes a bit lumpy. Friday 17 July to Saturday 18 July is all cross-offshore and clean but the swell drops and the energy is moderate (1005 to 664). Still worth a look if you’re desperate for a wave.
But hold onto your hats. The real standout is the following Monday, 20 July. Monday morning you’ve got a clean 6 ft with a light north-easterly cross-offshore wind, and the energy is climbing to 1890. Then Monday afternoon looks even better – a clean 7 ft swell from the southwest, period 13 seconds, and the wind goes almost completely still out of the east at just 3 mph. The energy jumps right up to 2791. This is a magic window. It’s borderline expert territory size-wise, but the conditions will be near-perfect.
Then Tuesday 21 July rolls in with a big 10 ft swell from the southwest, 14 seconds, hitting hard with energy over 3000. That’s a big, powerful, heavy swell. For a reef like Teahupo’o, this is strictly for the absolute top-tier tube riders. The wind is a gentle cross-shore, so it won’t be completely clean, but the size will make it a spectacle.
So, for the second week of July, keep your eyes peeled on the 14th for the glassy opener, and then make sure you’re free on the 20th and 21st for what could be the best swell of the run. They’re a bit far out, so the details could change, but this is the kind of forecast you live for. Stay stoked.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
595 | 522 | 351 | 419 | 275 | 317 | 778 | 647 | 475 | 541 | 540 | 452 | 358 | 178 | 219 | 269 | 325 | 475 | 844 | 663 | 843 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:28PM0.28m | 4:25AM0.26m | 5:53PM0.26m | 5:45AM0.25m | 8:20PM0.26m | 8:11AM0.25m | 9:54PM0.27m | 9:38AM0.27m | 10:50PM0.30m | 10:35AM0.30m | 11:33PM0.32m | 11:22AM0.34m | 00:10AM0.33m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.12m | 10:44PM0.16m | 11:08AM0.14m | 11:55PM0.18m | 12:45PM0.15m | 2:06AM0.19m | 2:54PM0.13m | 3:55AM0.17m | 4:17PM0.09m | 4:49AM0.14m | 5:11PM0.05m | 5:30AM0.10m | 5:55PM0.02m | ||||||||
6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
— | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SE 11 | SSW 18 | SE 11 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
595 | 522 | 270 | 419 | 275 | 317 | 49 | 306 | 254 | 541 | 326 | 135 | 137 | 104 | 99 | 152 | 325 | 353 | 844 | 663 | 558 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 9 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | WSW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
176 | 229 | 351 | 51 | 178 | 125 | 14 | 47 | 475 | 41 | 540 | 452 | 163 | 94 | 62 | 269 | 120 | 90 | 212 | 637 | 843 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | E 9 | SW 21 | SW 6 | SSW 10 | WSW 17 | SW 9 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
35 | 34 | 21 | 261 | 29 | 15 | 113 | 9 | 39 | 109 | 37 | 193 | 358 | 178 | 219 | 38 | 121 | 475 | 127 | 108 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | NW 3 | W 7 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
15 | 26 | 43 | 90 | 73 | 210 | 778 | 647 | 225 | 316 | 137 | 134 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 2614 | 1170 | 1170 | 1169 | 1169 | 1169 | 1169 | 1167 | 2314 | 262 | 262 | 264 | 47 | 216 | 216 | 21 | 21 | 76 | 42 | 21 |
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Information about the Teahupo’o Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Teahupo’o provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Teahupo’o can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Teahupo’o surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Teahupo’o) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Teahupo’o may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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