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Teahupoo kitesurf and surf spot

French Polynesia · Îles du Vent

Spot currently openExpert level -17.86 | -149.25

Overview

Teahupoo is world-famous for its legendary wave that hosted the surfing events of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Located on the peninsula of Tahiti (Tahiti Iti), the spot offers a powerful and hollow wave breaking over a shallow coral reef. Easterly trade winds are dominant. This spot is exclusively reserved for experts due to the extreme danger of the wave.

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Spot forecast for Teahupoo

Sunrise 05:24 · Sunset 17:59

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

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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 1.4 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now04:150.2 m09:250.3 m15:510.2 m21:520.3 m03:540.2 m09:440.3 m16:000.1 m22:020.3 m04:030.1 m10:080.3 m16:180.1 m22:190.3 m04:190.1 m10:310.4 m16:380.1 m22:380.4 m04:390.1 m10:560.4 m16:580.1 m22:570.4 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.3 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.4 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.4 m

Teahupoo: 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

216h

in May · 24 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 19 rideable days a month and 216 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is February, at 8.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 12.5 rideable days J February: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 19 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days24 d M June: 18 rideable days J July: 17.5 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days A September: 16.5 rideable days S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 21 rideable days N December: 14 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 12.5 rideable days J February: 8.5 rideable days8.5 d F March: 18.5 rideable days M April: 19 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days24 d M June: 18 rideable days J July: 17.5 rideable days J August: 19 rideable days A September: 16.5 rideable days S October: 21.5 rideable days O November: 21 rideable days N December: 14 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 98%13-20 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 98% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 27 °C. The wettest month is January, with 425 mm.

Monthly averages: Teahupoo
Monthly averages — Teahupoo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 12.5 112 h 29 °C 425 mm
February 8.5 67 h 30 °C 233 mm
March 18.5 147 h 30 °C 161 mm
April 19.0 168 h 30 °C 229 mm
May 24.0 216 h 28 °C 101 mm
June 18.0 156 h 27 °C 192 mm
July 17.5 125 h 27 °C 121 mm
August 19.0 181 h 27 °C 106 mm
September 16.5 140 h 28 °C 179 mm
October 21.5 233 h 27 °C 352 mm
November 21.0 184 h 28 °C 323 mm
December 14.0 124 h 30 °C 415 mm

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Technical details of Teahupoo spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

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

Depending on conditions: NE, SE.

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