Teahupoo (Teahupo'o) Surf Report
| Wave height * | 4.5ft / 1.4m |
|---|---|
| Swell period | 18s |
| Swell direction |  |
| Wind |  17mph / 27km/h |
| Sea temp | 26°C / 79°F |
10 day Teahupoo surf forecast
Wed
14
13
11
- High 12:46am
- Low 6:57am
- High 1:14pm
- Low 7:13pm
Thu
9
8
9
- High 1:06am
- Low 7:22am
- High 1:41pm
- Low 7:35pm
Fri
8
11
20
- High 1:27am
- Low 7:48am
- High 2:07pm
- Low 7:56pm
Sat
21
22
22
- High 1:48am
- Low 8:13am
- High 2:31pm
- Low 8:13pm
Sun
19
19
20
- High 2:06am
- Low 8:33am
- High 2:47pm
- Low 8:17pm
Mon
21
16
19
- High 2:08am
- Low 8:20am
- High 1:25pm
- Low 6:33pm
Tue
16
16
15
- High 12:53am
- Low 5:47am
- High 10:31am
- Low 4:38pm
- High 11:05pm
Wed
15
13
12
- Low 4:48am
- High 10:37am
- Low 4:49pm
- High 10:58pm
Thu
12
13
11
- Low 4:51am
- High 10:57am
- Low 5:09pm
- High 11:11pm
Wed 18th Sep
| 5:00 | 4.5ft | 5.2ft | 18s | 15mph (14mph) |  24°C/75°F |
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| 8:00 | 4.5ft | 5.1ft | 18s | 14mph (14mph) | 24°C/75°F |
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| 11:00 | 4ft | 4.9ft | 17s | 13mph (13mph) |  24°C/76°F |
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| 14:00 | 4ft | 4.8ft | 16s | 13mph (12mph) | 24°C/76°F |
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| 17:00 | 4ft | 4.8ft | 16s | 11mph (10mph) |  24°C/76°F |
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| 20:00 | 4ft | 4.7ft | 16s | 11mph (10mph) |  24°C/76°F |
| Tide times |
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| High 12:46am (0.43m) |
| Low 6:57am (0.13m) |
| High 1:14pm (0.47m) |
| Low 7:13pm (0.17m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 05:27 |
| Sunrise | 05:49 |
| Sunset | 17:52 |
| Dark | 18:14 |
Thu 19th Sep
| 5:00 | 4ft | 4.4ft | 16s | 10mph (10mph) | 24°C/75°F |
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| 8:00 | 3.5ft | 4.3ft | 16s | 9mph (10mph) | 24°C/75°F |
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| 11:00 | 3.5ft | 4.3ft | 15s | 10mph (10mph) | 24°C/76°F |
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| 14:00 | 3.5ft | 4.2ft | 15s | 8mph (8mph) | 24°C/76°F |
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| 17:00 | 4ft | 4.2ft | 16s | 6mph (6mph) | 24°C/76°F |
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| 20:00 | 4ft | 4.1ft | 16s | 9mph (8mph) |  24°C/76°F |
| Tide times |
|---|
| High 1:06am (0.43m) |
| Low 7:22am (0.14m) |
| High 1:41pm (0.45m) |
| Low 7:35pm (0.19m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 05:26 |
| Sunrise | 05:48 |
| Sunset | 17:52 |
| Dark | 18:14 |
Fri 20th Sep
| 5:00 | 3.5ft | 4.1ft | 16s | 8mph (7mph) | 24°C/75°F |
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| 8:00 | 3.5ft | 4.2ft | 16s | 8mph (9mph) | 24°C/75°F |
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| 11:00 | 3.5ft | 4.4ft | 16s | 9mph (10mph) | 24°C/76°F |
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| 14:00 | 4ft | 4.7ft | 16s | 11mph (10mph) | 24°C/76°F |
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| 17:00 | 4ft | 5.2ft | 15s | 14mph (14mph) |  24°C/75°F |
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| 20:00 | 4.5ft | 5.7ft | 14s | 20mph (20mph) | 24°C/74°F |
| Tide times |
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| High 1:27am (0.42m) |
| Low 7:48am (0.16m) |
| High 2:07pm (0.42m) |
| Low 7:56pm (0.21m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 05:25 |
| Sunrise | 05:47 |
| Sunset | 17:52 |
| Dark | 18:14 |
Sat 21st Sep
| 5:00 | 6ft | 6.8ft | 15s | 22mph (22mph) | 23°C/74°F |
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| 8:00 | 6ft | 7ft | 15s | 21mph (22mph) | 23°C/74°F |
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| 11:00 | 6ft | 7.2ft | 15s | 20mph (21mph) | 23°C/74°F |
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| 14:00 | 6.5ft | 7.4ft | 15s | 22mph (22mph) | 23°C/74°F |
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| 17:00 | 6.5ft | 7.5ft | 15s | 23mph (23mph) | 23°C/74°F |
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| 20:00 | 6.5ft | 7.7ft | 14s | 22mph (22mph) | 23°C/74°F |
| Tide times |
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| High 1:48am (0.41m) |
| Low 8:13am (0.19m) |
| High 2:31pm (0.38m) |
| Low 8:13pm (0.24m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 05:24 |
| Sunrise | 05:46 |
| Sunset | 17:53 |
| Dark | 18:14 |
Sun 22nd Sep
| 5:00 | 7ft | 7.5ft | 14s | 19mph (20mph) | 23°C/73°F |
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| 8:00 | 6.5ft | 7.5ft | 12s | 19mph (20mph) | 23°C/73°F |
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| 11:00 | 7ft | 7.6ft | 12s | 18mph (19mph) | 23°C/74°F |
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| 14:00 | 6.5ft | 7.4ft | 12s | 19mph (19mph) | 23°C/74°F |
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| 17:00 | 6.5ft | 7.1ft | 12s | 18mph (18mph) | 23°C/74°F |
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| 20:00 | 6.5ft | 7ft | 11s | 20mph (20mph) | 23°C/73°F |
| Tide times |
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| High 2:06am (0.38m) |
| Low 8:33am (0.23m) |
| High 2:47pm (0.34m) |
| Low 8:17pm (0.26m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 05:23 |
| Sunrise | 05:45 |
| Sunset | 17:53 |
| Dark | 18:14 |
Mon 23rd Sep
| 5:00 | 6ft | 6.2ft | 13s | 22mph (22mph) | 23°C/73°F |
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| 8:00 | 5.5ft | 6.2ft | 13s | 21mph (23mph) | 23°C/73°F |
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| 11:00 | 5.5ft | 6ft | 13s | 21mph (23mph) | 23°C/74°F |
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| 14:00 | 5.5ft | 5.8ft | 13s | 16mph (18mph) | 23°C/74°F |
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| 17:00 | 5ft | 5.9ft | 12s | 18mph (19mph) | 23°C/74°F |
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| 20:00 | 5.5ft | 6.1ft | 12s | 19mph (20mph) | 23°C/74°F |
| Tide times |
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| High 2:08am (0.35m) |
| Low 8:20am (0.28m) |
| High 1:25pm (0.30m) |
| Low 6:33pm (0.28m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 05:23 |
| Sunrise | 05:44 |
| Sunset | 17:53 |
| Dark | 18:14 |
Tue 24th Sep
| 5:00 | 6ft | 6.6ft | 9s | 16mph (18mph) | 24°C/75°F |
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| 8:00 | 6ft | 6.8ft | 16s | 16mph (18mph) | 23°C/74°F |
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| 11:00 | 6ft | 6.9ft | 19s | 17mph (19mph) | 24°C/75°F |
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| 14:00 | 6ft | 6.7ft | 19s | 16mph (18mph) | 24°C/75°F |
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| 17:00 | 5.5ft | 6.5ft | 14s | 14mph (15mph) | 24°C/75°F |
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| 20:00 | 5.5ft | 6.5ft | 15s | 15mph (16mph) | 24°C/75°F |
| Tide times |
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| High 12:53am (0.32m) |
| Low 5:47am (0.29m) |
| High 10:31am (0.33m) |
| Low 4:38pm (0.25m) |
| High 11:05pm (0.34m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 05:22 |
| Sunrise | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 17:53 |
| Dark | 18:15 |
Wed 25th Sep
| 5:00 | 5ft | 6.1ft | 18s | 12mph (13mph) | 24°C/75°F |
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| 8:00 | 5ft | 5.9ft | 17s | 15mph (17mph) | 24°C/75°F |
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| 11:00 | 5ft | 5.9ft | 17s | 15mph (15mph) | 24°C/76°F |
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| 14:00 | 5ft | 5.8ft | 16s | 13mph (13mph) | 25°C/76°F |
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| 17:00 | 5ft | 5.7ft | 16s | 12mph (12mph) | 25°C/76°F |
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| 20:00 | 5ft | 5.6ft | 16s | 12mph (12mph) | 25°C/76°F |
| Tide times |
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| Low 4:48am (0.27m) |
| High 10:37am (0.37m) |
| Low 4:49pm (0.22m) |
| High 10:58pm (0.36m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 05:21 |
| Sunrise | 05:43 |
| Sunset | 17:53 |
| Dark | 18:15 |
Thu 26th Sep
| 5:00 | 4.5ft | 5.3ft | 15s | 12mph (13mph) | 24°C/75°F |
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| 8:00 | 4.5ft | 5.3ft | 15s | 12mph (14mph) | 25°C/76°F |
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| 11:00 | 4.5ft | 5.2ft | 15s | 16mph (17mph) | 25°C/77°F |
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| 14:00 | 4.5ft | 5.3ft | 15s | 13mph (14mph) | 25°C/77°F |
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| 17:00 | 4.5ft | 5.3ft | 15s | 11mph (12mph) | 25°C/77°F |
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| 20:00 | 4.5ft | 5.2ft | 13s | 11mph (12mph) | 25°C/76°F |
| Tide times |
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| Low 4:51am (0.23m) |
| High 10:57am (0.40m) |
| Low 5:09pm (0.19m) |
| High 11:11pm (0.39m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 05:20 |
| Sunrise | 05:42 |
| Sunset | 17:53 |
| Dark | 18:15 |
Fri 27th Sep
| 5:00 | 5ft | 5.3ft | 14s | 13mph (14mph) | 24°C/76°F |
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| 8:00 | 5ft | 5.3ft | 17s | 12mph (13mph) | 24°C/76°F |
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| 11:00 | 4.5ft | 5.1ft | 17s | 9mph (10mph) | 25°C/76°F |
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| 14:00 | 4ft | 4.9ft | 14s | 12mph (12mph) | 25°C/77°F |
| Tide times |
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| Low 5:08am (0.21m) |
| High 11:19am (0.43m) |
| Low 5:30pm (0.17m) |
| High 11:29pm (0.41m) |
| Daylight | |
|---|---|
| First light | 05:19 |
| Sunrise | 05:41 |
| Sunset | 17:53 |
| Dark | 18:15 |
'Chopes' is possibly the heaviest wave on Earth. A beyond thick, mauling, lethal left barrel that comes straight out of deep water to unload on a shallow, live coral reef.
Pronounced cho-po, Teahupo’o hit the world stage in 1998 with the second Gotcha Tahiti Pro WQS event. A year later the event was the centrepiece of the WCT with Occy winning in awesome conditions.
Teahupoo raised the bar for the surfing world and has resulted in the pioneering of other ultra-gnarly spots around the world. Killer waves like Pipeline have been reduced to the rank of sideshow and new contenders such as Shipstern’s and Cyclops are now surfed.
The wave at Teahupoo is (like many famous spots) a glorified close out. Fast moving SW swells hit the shallow reef on the eastern side of the Passe Havae and stop dead sending ultra-thick lips towards the flats where they explode with ferocity.
The reef is also curved creating a horseshoe shaped bowl. Riders often comment that you can’t actually see out of the barrel it’s so curved.
There is actually a right here too. But it isn’t as good as the left and the possibility of getting drilled into the reef on the paddle back out makes it somewhat unappealing!
Teahupo’o is the ultimate media wave. Tropical, mountainous backdrop, crystal clear blue water, Tahitian sunshine, death defying barrelling monster waves and to top it off a massive channel where you can park a boat and watch it all like an arena sport! It’ll take something quite unimaginable to steal Chopes’ limelight…
Surf spots nearby
- Vairao (6 mi)
- Faaone (13.7 mi)
- Paparaa (16.2 mi)
- Paparaa - Outer Reefs (16.4 mi)
- Maraa (23 mi)
Not Magic Seaweed (MSW)
Although we look a bit like Magic Seaweed we are not MagicSeaweed as they no longer exist...