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PK15 82.1

#1674 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 score82.1 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days16% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell68% period 11 s+
Typical size1.2 m 4.0 ft median
Water27°C boardshorts

Best time to surf PK15

The best time to surf PK15 is March, April, May. It rarely works. In April the water sits around 28°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is PPT (19 km) and the nearest town is Papeete (14 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%8%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Feb100%17%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Mar99%25%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Apr100%29%1.1 m28°Cboardies
May100%21%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Jun100%17%1.4 m27°Cboardies
Jul100%10%1.6 m26°Cboardies
Aug99%8%1.4 m26°Cboardies
Sep100%5%1.3 m26°Cboardies
Oct100%21%1.3 m26°Cboardies
Nov97%20%1.1 m27°Cboardies
Dec99%11%1.1 m27°Cboardies

Why 82.1

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%
9.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.1
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
9.9

The detail

Faces 10° with 53% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 23% of days. Mean peak period 12.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 47%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -17.508, -149.439 (OpenStreetMap).

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