Teahupo‘o

Teahupo‘o is an SW-facing reef break in French Polynesia. It picks up swell from E to SSW and SSW to W and WNW. Offshore wind here blows from the NE: light winds or NE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SW onshores chop it up.

Break

Reef

Faces

SW (215°)

Best swell

S to SW (190°–235°), 11 s or longer

Best wind

N to E offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

6–15 ft at the beach

Swell window

E to SSW (100° to 202.5°); SSW to W (203.5° to 279°); WNW (283.5° to 295°)

Offshore wind

NE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

None yet