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Orofara 79.9

#1895 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 score79.9 /100
Surfable days97% of the year
Clean days13% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell60% period 11 s+
Typical size1.1 m 3.5 ft median
Water27°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Orofara

The best time to surf Orofara is March, April, May. It rarely works. In March the water sits around 28°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.9 m. The nearest airport is PPT (17 km) and the nearest town is Papeete (12 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan94%6%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Feb96%15%1.0 m28°Cboardies
Mar97%23%0.9 m28°Cboardies
Apr99%21%0.9 m28°Cboardies
May98%20%1.0 m28°Cboardies
Jun99%16%1.2 m27°Cboardies
Jul99%6%1.4 m26°Cboardies
Aug96%7%1.2 m26°Cboardies
Sep100%5%1.1 m26°Cboardies
Oct100%19%1.1 m26°Cboardies
Nov89%15%1.0 m27°Cboardies
Dec95%7%1.0 m27°Cboardies

Why 79.9

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%
7.6
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.4
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
9.9

The detail

Faces 15° with 44% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 22% of days. Mean peak period 12.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 64%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -17.508, -149.461 (OpenStreetMap).

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