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Temae surfForecast / Moorea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 -10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Temae surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Temae sea temperature is
27.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Temae today?
The current surf forecast for Temae at 4PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Temae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 303 | 292 | 240 | 227 | 208 | 218 | 218 | 184 | 184 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 136 | 100 | 98 | 92 | 90 | 61 | 52 | 54 | 42 | 51 | 0 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:17PM 0.17 | 9:18AM 0.21 | 9:21PM 0.19 | 10:07AM 0.22 | 10:02PM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:15PM 0.14 | 2:32AM 0.12 | 4:08PM 0.13 | 3:49AM 0.10 | 4:39PM 0.12 | 4:31AM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
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