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Mahaena 82.5

#1644 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇵🇫 French Polynesia · Windward Islands · near Papeete

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score82.5 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days14% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell75% period 11 s+
Typical size1.6 m 5.4 ft median
Water27°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Mahaena

The best time to surf Mahaena is March, April, November. It rarely works. In March the water sits around 28°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.6 m. The nearest airport is PPT (30 km) and the nearest town is Papeete (26 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%7%1.4 m28°Cboardies
Feb99%20%1.4 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%29%1.6 m28°Cboardies
Apr100%26%1.6 m28°Cboardies
May100%20%1.8 m28°Cboardies
Jun100%12%1.9 m27°Cboardies
Jul98%4%2.0 m26°Cboardies
Aug100%8%1.8 m26°Cboardies
Sep100%3%1.9 m26°Cboardies
Oct100%17%1.8 m26°Cboardies
Nov100%22%1.4 m27°Cboardies
Dec98%8%1.4 m28°Cboardies

Why 82.5

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%
8.2
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.8
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
9.4

The detail

Faces 50° with 53% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 19% of days. Mean peak period 12.4 s. Days over 3 m: 2%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 13%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -17.562, -149.325 (OpenStreetMap).

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