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Surf forecast Papara today

Waves, swell and wind at Papara (Tahiti, French Polynesia) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.

Right now

Waves2.9 m12 s · from SSW
Swell2.8 m11 s · from SSW
Wind19 km/hfrom SE · gusts 47 · cross-shore
Water26.1 °C

Big cross-shore.

Papara surf forecast, next 3 days

  • Flat
  • Small
  • Fun
  • Good
  • Big

Saturday 24 October

Big Best window 17:00–18:00: big, cross-shore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
09:002.9 m · 12 s SSW2.8 m · 11 s SSW19–47 km/h SE cross-shore
12:002.8 m · 12 s SSW2.7 m · 11 s SSW19–49 km/h SE cross-shore
15:002.7 m · 12 s SSW2.5 m · 11 s SSW20–51 km/h SE cross-shore

Sunday 25 October

Big Best window 05:00–08:00: big, cross-shore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
06:002.7 m · 12 s SSW2.7 m · 10 s SSW13–28 km/h ESE cross-shore
09:002.9 m · 12 s SSW2.8 m · 10 s SSW14–39 km/h SE cross-shore
12:003.0 m · 12 s SSW2.9 m · 10 s SSW17–43 km/h SSE cross-shore
15:003.1 m · 12 s SSW3.0 m · 11 s SSW16–43 km/h SE cross-shore

Monday 26 October

Big Best window 05:00–08:00: big, cross-shore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
06:003.4 m · 12 s S3.1 m · 11 s SSW17–36 km/h ESE cross-shore
09:003.4 m · 12 s S3.1 m · 11 s SSW21–52 km/h SE cross-shore
12:003.2 m · 12 s S3.0 m · 11 s SSW21–53 km/h SE cross-shore
15:003.2 m · 12 s S2.9 m · 11 s SSW21–55 km/h SE cross-shore

Tuesday 27 October

Big Best window 05:00–08:00: big, cross-shore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
06:002.8 m · 11 s S2.4 m · 11 s SSW15–35 km/h E cross-shore
09:002.8 m · 11 s S2.4 m · 11 s SSW18–48 km/h ESE cross-shore
12:002.8 m · 11 s S2.3 m · 11 s S21–57 km/h SE cross-shore
15:002.8 m · 11 s S2.3 m · 11 s S22–55 km/h SE cross-shore

Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.

Forecast for Sat 09:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC

Waves map around Papara

Open the waves map centred on Papara

Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.

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Questions

Is there surf at Papara today?
Big: waves 2.9 m at 12 s from SSW, swell 2.8 m · 11 s SSW (Sat 09:00).
Is the wind offshore at Papara?
Wind 19 km/h from SE: cross-shore for a beach facing SW.
When is the best time to surf Papara today?
17:00–18:00 (big, cross-shore)
How warm is the water at Papara?
26.1 °C
Where do the numbers come from?
The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Nearby surf spots

Teahupoo 31 km · Cloudbreak 3519 km · Wainui Beach (Gisborne) 3900 km · Mount Maunganui 3997 km · Whangamata 4002 km · Muriwai 4110 km

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Papara, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.