Overview

Taharuu is a spot located on the southwest coast of Tahiti. The spot offers varied conditions with waves possible outside the reef and flat water inside the lagoon. The easterly trade winds blow regularly.

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Spot forecast for Taharuu - Tahiti

Sunrise 05:25 · Sunset 18:00

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.2 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 04:48 · 0.2 m High tide 09:59 · 0.2 m Low tide 16:12 · 0.1 m High tide 22:09 · 0.2 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 04:10 · 0.1 m High tide 09:54 · 0.3 m Low tide 16:10 · 0.1 m High tide 22:08 · 0.3 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 04:09 · 0.1 m High tide 10:12 · 0.3 m Low tide 16:23 · 0.1 m High tide 22:21 · 0.3 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 04:21 · 0.1 m High tide 10:33 · 0.3 m Low tide 16:40 · 0.1 m High tide 22:38 · 0.3 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 04:37 · 0.1 m High tide 10:55 · 0.4 m Low tide 16:57 · 0.1 m High tide 22:54 · 0.3 m

Taharuu - Tahiti: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

181h

in August · 18 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in August: 16 rideable days a month and 181 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is February, at 5.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 96%13-20 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 96% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 27 °C. The wettest month is December, with 735 mm.

Monthly averages: Taharuu - Tahiti

Monthly averages — Taharuu - Tahiti — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.5	83 h	30 °C	567 mm
February	5.5	48 h	30 °C	345 mm
March	16.5	146 h	30 °C	193 mm
April	15.0	138 h	30 °C	235 mm
May	17.0	163 h	29 °C	121 mm
June	15.0	152 h	28 °C	179 mm
July	14.5	124 h	27 °C	175 mm
August	18.0	181 h	27 °C	177 mm
September	10.0	95 h	28 °C	355 mm
October	21.5	254 h	27 °C	401 mm
November	17.0	175 h	29 °C	542 mm
December	8.5	76 h	30 °C	735 mm

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Technical details of Taharuu - Tahiti spot

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, ESE, SE.

Depending on conditions: NE, SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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