Surf spot
Paparaa
Forecast conditions and map view for Paparaa in French Polynesia, Tahiti. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.
- Country
- French Polynesia, Tahiti
- Coordinates
- -17.7725, -149.4803

Surf spot
Forecast conditions and map view for Paparaa in French Polynesia, Tahiti. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.
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| 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | 00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | |
| Wave height (m) | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Wave direction | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wave period (s) | 9.2 | 9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 10.1 | 8 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 16.1 | 11.2 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11 | 10.9 | 10.8 |
| Wave energy (kJ) | 901 | 756 | 678 | 577 | 473 | 224 | 215 | 180 | 725 | 1157 | 1500 | 1531 | 1412 | 1266 | 1104 | 977 | 860 | 786 | 721 | 987 | 590 | 1651 | 1848 | 1967 | 2095 | 2103 | 2059 | 1951 | 1848 | 1738 | 1645 | 1645 | 1645 | 1751 | 1881 | 2030 | 2222 | 2317 | 2410 | 2428 | 2373 | 2265 | 2161 | 2014 | 1860 | 1673 | 1564 | 1473 | 1386 | 1280 | 1158 | 1065 | 977 | 892 | 804 | 739 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 17.6 | 18.6 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 26.6 | 27.1 | 27 | 30.7 | 28.5 | 25.1 | 22.9 | 25.8 | 27.9 | 30.6 | 32.2 | 34.3 | 35.2 | 33.2 | 31.6 | 33.1 | 34.9 | 35.9 | 35.1 | 34.3 | 34.7 | 33.7 | 32.6 | 33.5 | 33 | 35.5 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.5 | 36.2 | 38 | 36 | 34.9 | 35.9 | 37.9 | 37.9 | 38.9 | 39.9 | 40.4 | 43.8 | 43.8 | 40.9 | 42.2 | 40.6 | 39.3 | 38.7 | 33 | 28.8 | 27.8 | 22.9 | 15.7 | 14 |
| Wind direction | SSWCross-on | SWOnshore | SSWOnshore | SWOnshore | SSWOnshore | SSWCross-on | SCross-on | SSECross | SCross-on | SSECross | SSECross | SSECross | SECross | SECross | SECross-off | SECross-off | SEBlown out | SECross-off | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | SEBlown out | ESEBlown out | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | ESECross-off | ESEBlown out | ESEBlown out | ESEBlown out | ESEBlown out | ESEBlown out | ESEBlown out | EBlown out | ESECross-off | ESEBlown out | EBlown out | EBlown out | EBlown out | EBlown out | ENEBlown out | ENEBlown out | NEBlown out | NEBlown out | NNEBlown out | NNEBlown out | NBlown out | NBlown out | NNWCross | NNWCross | NWCross-on | NWCross-on | NWCross-on | NWCross-on |