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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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 expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Haapiti: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Papetoai3.7 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft238 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft103 kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, too small5 ft298 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small6 ft487 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore, fair6 ft764 kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day6 ft751 kJwind from the south-south-east, 21 knots, offshore, fair6 ft734 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Papetoai: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Papetoai, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small3 ft11 smushy238kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots26°C
Mon 19Oct3, too small2 ft13 smushy103kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots26°C
Tue 20Oct28, too small5 ft8 smushy298kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore26°C
Wed 21Oct45, fair6 ft9 ssoft487kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore25°C
Thu 22Oct50, good6 ft11 ssoft764kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore24°C
Fri 23Oct42, fair6 ft12 ssoft751kJwind from the south-south-east, 21 knots, offshore24°C
Sat 24Oct45, fair6 ft11 ssoft734kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore24°C
Taotai - Club Med left4.3 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft238 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft103 kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, too small5 ft298 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small6 ft487 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore, fair6 ft764 kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day6 ft751 kJwind from the south-south-east, 21 knots, offshore, fair6 ft734 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Taotai - Club Med left: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Taotai - Club Med left, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small3 ft11 smushy238kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots26°C
Mon 19Oct3, too small2 ft13 smushy103kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots26°C
Tue 20Oct28, too small5 ft8 smushy298kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore26°C
Wed 21Oct45, fair6 ft9 ssoft487kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore25°C
Thu 22Oct50, good6 ft11 scrumbling764kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore24°C
Fri 23Oct42, fair6 ft12 scrumbling751kJwind from the south-south-east, 21 knots, offshore24°C
Sat 24Oct45, fair6 ft11 scrumbling734kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore24°C
Taotai - Club Med right4.3 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft238 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft103 kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots, too small5 ft298 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore, too small6 ft487 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore, fair6 ft764 kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day6 ft751 kJwind from the south-south-east, 21 knots, offshore, fair6 ft734 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Taotai - Club Med right: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Taotai - Club Med right, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct8, too small3 ft11 smushy238kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots26°C
Mon 19Oct3, too small2 ft13 smushy103kJwind from the west-north-west, 13 knots26°C
Tue 20Oct28, too small5 ft8 smushy298kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore26°C
Wed 21Oct45, fair6 ft9 ssoft487kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore25°C
Thu 22Oct50, good6 ft11 scrumbling764kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore24°C
Fri 23Oct42, fair6 ft12 scrumbling751kJwind from the south-south-east, 21 knots, offshore24°C
Sat 24Oct45, fair6 ft11 scrumbling734kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore24°C
Atiha9.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in 'Ātihā4 ft488 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, fair3 ft88 kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore, too small5 ft414 kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, too small8 ft794 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, fair8 ft1167 kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, poor7 ft849 kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, poor7 ft1268 kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots, poor
All readings for Atiha: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Atiha, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct37, fair4 ft12 shollow488kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore28°C
Mon 19Oct14, too small3 ft8 shollow88kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct22, too small5 ft9 smushy414kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct39, fair8 ft9 smushy794kJwind from the south, 9 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct24, poor8 ft10 smushy1,167kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots25°C
Fri 23Oct21, poor7 ft10 smushy849kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots25°C
Sat 24Oct20, poor7 ft11 smushy1,268kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots25°C
Haapiti5.5 kmabout 10 min by car4 ft488 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, fair3 ft128 kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, too small5 ft461 kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots, too small7 ft776 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, fair8 ft1317 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, poor7 ft849 kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, poor7 ft1268 kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots, poor
All readings for Haapiti: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Haapiti, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct36, fair4 ft12 scrumbling488kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore28°C
Mon 19Oct10, too small3 ft10 scrumbling128kJwind from the north-north-west, 12 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct22, too small5 ft11 smushy461kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct39, fair7 ft9 smushy776kJwind from the south, 9 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct31, poor8 ft10 ssoft1,317kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots25°C
Fri 23Oct21, poor7 ft10 smushy849kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots25°C
Sat 24Oct27, poor7 ft11 ssoft1,268kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots25°C
Temae14.3 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Temae2 ft84 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft45 kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots, too small3 ft59 kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore, too small3 ft145 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore, too small3 ft232 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small3 ft213 kJwind from the south, 16 knots, offshore, too small3 ft219 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Temae: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Temae, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct5, too small2 ft11 shollow84kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots26°C
Mon 19Oct5, too small2 ft10 shollow45kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct12, too small3 ft6 smushy59kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore26°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small3 ft10 scrumbling145kJwind from the south, 12 knots, offshore25°C
Thu 22Oct18, too small3 ft11 scrumbling232kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots24°C
Fri 23Oct14, too small3 ft12 shollow213kJwind from the south, 16 knots, offshore24°C
Sat 24Oct18, too small3 ft11 scrumbling219kJwind from the south, 4 knots, offshore24°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).