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Temae surfForecast / Moorea / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 16 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
28.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Temae today?
The current surf forecast for Temae at 4AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Temae. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 106 | 148 | 234 | 291 | 353 | 408 | 491 | 542 | 504 | 563 | 547 | 530 | 440 | 413 | 379 | 373 | 313 | 313 | 308 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:36PM 0.22 | 11:14AM 0.24 | 11:05PM 0.23 | 11:43AM 0.24 | 11:34PM 0.24 | 12:11PM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:04AM 0.06 | 5:28PM 0.09 | 5:32AM 0.04 | 5:50PM 0.07 | 5:59AM 0.03 | 6:12PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
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