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Taotai - Club Med right 95.5

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

Works almost every day, no off season, boardshorts water.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score95.5 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days36% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell84% period 11 s+
Typical size1.6 m 5.2 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Taotai - Club Med right

The best time to surf Taotai - Club Med right is March, April, May. The season runs Mar to May. In March the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.5 m. The nearest airport is PPT (31 km) and the nearest town is Papeete (35 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%26%1.6 m28°Cboardies
Feb100%30%1.7 m29°Cboardies
Mar100%61%1.5 m29°Cboardies
Apr100%49%1.4 m29°Cboardies
May100%45%1.7 m28°Cboardies
Jun100%26%1.7 m28°Cboardies
Jul100%23%1.8 m27°Cboardies
Aug100%21%1.7 m26°Cboardies
Sep100%36%1.6 m27°Cboardies
Oct100%39%1.6 m27°Cboardies
Nov100%40%1.4 m27°Cboardies
Dec100%36%1.5 m28°Cboardies

Why 95.5

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%
21.4
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.6
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
9.1

The detail

Faces 350° with 69% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 43% of days. Mean peak period 12.9 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 9%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -17.483, -149.893 (OpenStreetMap).

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