Haapiti, French Polynesia

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DSC00054 Polynésia Mooréa island North West cost Tiahura Beach — Near Taotai - Club Med left, 2 km away. Photo: DANIEL JULIE from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Haapiti

Haapiti is a town in Windward Islands, French Polynesia. From Haapiti you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Papetoai, a surf spot 3.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MOZ, 15 km away.

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Staying in Haapiti

5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: MOZ, 15 km, PPT, 31 km, HUH, 151 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Haapiti.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Haapiti each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Haapiti too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Papetoai3.7 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft66 kJ

4 ft185 kJ

6 ft480 kJ

6 ft696 kJ

6 ft796 kJ

6 ft734 kJ

6 ft692 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Papetoai, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft9 smushy	66kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft8 smushy	185kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	480kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	17, poor	6 ft11 ssoft	696kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	51, good	6 ft12 ssoft	796kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	25°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	6 ft11 ssoft	734kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	24°C
Sun 25Oct	33, poor	6 ft11 ssoft	692kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore	24°C

Atiha9.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in 'Ātihā

3 ft152 kJ

4 ft302 kJ

8 ft827 kJ

8 ft1242 kJ

7 ft1067 kJ

6 ft758 kJ

7 ft1113 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Atiha, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	3 ft10 shollow	152kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	25, poor	4 ft10 shollow	302kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	827kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 smushy	1,242kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 smushy	1,067kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	5, poor	6 ft12 smushy	758kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 smushy	1,113kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	25°C

Temae14.3 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Temae

1 ft32 kJ

3 ft81 kJ

3 ft155 kJ

3 ft230 kJ

3 ft201 kJ

3 ft229 kJ

3 ft249 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Temae, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	1 ft10 shollow	32kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	81kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots, offshore	25°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	155kJ	wind from the south, 15 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	230kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	24°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	201kJ	wind from the south, 16 knots, offshore	25°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	229kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	24°C
Sun 25Oct	35, poor	3 ft11 scrumbling	249kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	24°C

Haapiti5.5 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft152 kJ

4 ft322 kJ

7 ft808 kJ

8 ft1259 kJ

7 ft1048 kJ

6 ft758 kJ

7 ft1085 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Haapiti, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	3 ft10 scrumbling	152kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	4 ft10 smushy	322kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	808kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 ssoft	1,259kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 smushy	1,048kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	5, poor	6 ft12 smushy	758kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 ssoft	1,085kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	25°C

Taotai - Club Med left4.3 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft119 kJ

5 ft351 kJ

6 ft503 kJ

6 ft755 kJ

6 ft796 kJ

6 ft734 kJ

6 ft748 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Taotai - Club Med left, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	2 ft13 smushy	119kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	351kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	503kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	6 ft11 scrumbling	755kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	6 ft12 scrumbling	796kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	25°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	6 ft11 scrumbling	734kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	24°C
Sun 25Oct	47, fair	6 ft11 scrumbling	748kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore	24°C

Taotai - Club Med right4.3 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft119 kJ

5 ft351 kJ

6 ft503 kJ

6 ft755 kJ

6 ft796 kJ

6 ft734 kJ

6 ft748 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Taotai - Club Med right, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	2 ft13 smushy	119kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	351kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	503kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	48, good	6 ft11 scrumbling	755kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	24°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	6 ft12 scrumbling	796kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	25°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	6 ft11 scrumbling	734kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	24°C
Sun 25Oct	47, fair	6 ft11 scrumbling	748kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore	24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Haapiti, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).