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Haapiti 98.6

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

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

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score98.6 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days73% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell84% period 11 s+
Typical size1.7 m 5.5 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Haapiti

The best time to surf Haapiti is January, April, May. The season runs all year. In January the water sits around 28°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.6 m. The nearest airport is PPT (28 km) and the nearest town is Papeete (33 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%86%1.6 m28°Cboardies
Feb100%67%1.7 m29°Cboardies
Mar100%75%1.6 m29°Cboardies
Apr100%85%1.6 m29°Cboardies
May100%81%1.9 m28°Cboardies
Jun100%69%1.9 m28°Cboardies
Jul100%71%1.9 m27°Cboardies
Aug100%65%1.8 m26°Cboardies
Sep100%69%1.8 m27°Cboardies
Oct100%65%1.8 m27°Cboardies
Nov100%67%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Dec100%74%1.5 m28°Cboardies

Why 98.6

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%
5.0
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
9.1

The detail

Faces 225° with 61% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 87% of days. Mean peak period 12.9 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 5%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -17.573, -149.879 (OpenStreetMap).

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