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Fare 91.0

#610 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇵🇫 French Polynesia · Leeward Islands · near Papeete

Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score91.0 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days63% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell70% period 11 s+
Typical size1.4 m 4.7 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Fare

The best time to surf Fare is January, April, May. The season runs all year. In May the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.5 m. The nearest airport is PPT (179 km) and the nearest town is Papeete (182 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%78%1.6 m28°Cboardies
Feb100%49%1.6 m29°Cboardies
Mar100%68%1.4 m29°Cboardies
Apr100%78%1.3 m29°Cboardies
May100%83%1.5 m29°Cboardies
Jun99%54%1.5 m28°Cboardies
Jul100%51%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Aug100%46%1.4 m27°Cboardies
Sep100%66%1.4 m27°Cboardies
Oct100%56%1.4 m27°Cboardies
Nov99%64%1.3 m28°Cboardies
Dec100%67%1.4 m28°Cboardies

Why 91.0

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.9
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
2.8

The detail

Faces 285° with 61% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 90% of days. Mean peak period 12.2 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 28%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -16.712, -151.046 (OpenStreetMap).

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