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Maraa 99.9

#2 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 waterAdvanced
Surf score99.9 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days66% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell75% period 11 s+
Typical size1.9 m 6.2 ft median
Water27°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Maraa

The best time to surf Maraa is January, April, May. The season runs all year. In April the water sits around 28°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.8 m. The nearest airport is PPT (21 km) and the nearest town is Papeete (24 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%71%1.6 m28°Cboardies
Feb100%68%1.7 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%63%1.8 m28°Cboardies
Apr100%81%1.8 m28°Cboardies
May100%78%2.2 m28°Cboardies
Jun100%66%2.2 m27°Cboardies
Jul97%57%2.3 m26°Cboardies
Aug100%62%2.1 m26°Cboardies
Sep100%62%2.1 m26°Cboardies
Oct100%62%2.0 m26°Cboardies
Nov100%61%1.7 m27°Cboardies
Dec100%58%1.6 m27°Cboardies

Why 99.9

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%
5.9
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
9.5

The detail

Faces 225° with 72% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 87% of days. Mean peak period 12.4 s. Days over 3 m: 5%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 2%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -17.750, -149.581 (OpenStreetMap).

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