Avatoru Pass, Rangiroa, French Polynesia
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About Avatoru Pass, Rangiroa
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces N (14°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (194°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 33). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Rangiroa, 0.8 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 28, too small | 2 ft10 scrumbling | 92kJ | wind from the east, 8 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 22, too small | 2 ft10 smushy | 69kJ | wind from the north, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 23, too small | 2 ft8 scrumbling | 45kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 22, too small | 2 ft11 shollow | 61kJ | offshorewind from the south, 6 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 10, too small | 2 ft9 scrumbling | 57kJ | wind from the south-east, 18 knots | 26°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 14, too small | 2 ft6 smushy | 21kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots | 26°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 4, too small | 2 ft6 smushy | 23kJ | wind from the south-east, 21 knots | 26°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 7, too small | 1 ft7 smushy | 15kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 22 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 7, too small | 1 ft9 shollow | 27kJ | wind from the south-east, 19 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 9, too small | 2 ft9 scrumbling | 64kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 20 knots | 27°C |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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