Beach forecast for Papeete
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT-10) · Îles du Vent, French Polynesia Today, Wed, Oct 28 · GMT-10- Swimming
- Use care · 6.7 ft
- Water
- 80 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 11 · SPF 50
- Wind
- 15 mph
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a poor beach day in Papeete (4/10). The best hours are from 6:00 am to 8:00 am: pleasant temperatures and water at 80 °F, though with light offshore wind and some waves. The best day this week is Saturday, October 31, at 8/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4Poor beach day | 6:00–8:00 am | Use care · 6.7 ft | 80 °F | 11 |
| Thu 29 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 5.4 ft | 80 °F | 10 |
| Fri 30 | 7Good beach day | 6:00–11:00 am4:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 4.1 ft | 80 °F | 11 |
| Sat 31 | 8Good beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm6:00–8:00 am | Calm · 4.1 ft | 80 °F | 11 |
| Sun 1 | 6Fair beach day | 4:00–6:00 pm10:00 am–3:00 pm | Calm · 3.9 ft | 80 °F | 9 |
| Mon 2 | 6Fair beach day | 6:00–11:00 am | Use care · 4.7 ft | 80 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 4Poor beach day | 6:00–8:00 am | Use care · 7.5 ft | 80 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sun and clouds
- Feels like 77 °F: pleasant
- Water at 80 °F (warm)
- Light offshore wind (11 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea
- Swim with care: 6.7 ft waves every 12 s; moderate rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 6.7 ft
6.7 ft waves every 12 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 80 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 11 · SPF 50
Max UV 11 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 10:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 15 mph
Moderate offshore wind (15 mph). Skip the inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.
- Tide & sand
Papeete has almost no tide: the beach stays the same all day.
The best window, 6:00 am to 8:00 am, brings pleasant temperatures and water at 80 °F, though with light offshore wind and some waves.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 4 | Partly cloudy | 76 °F | 10 mph | 6.7 ft | 0 |
| 7:00 am | 4 | Partly cloudy | 77 °F | 11 mph | 6.7 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 3 | Partly cloudy | 78 °F | 12 mph | 6.6 ft | 4 |
| 9:00 am | 3 | Partly cloudy | 79 °F | 13 mph | 6.6 ft | 7 |
| 10:00 am | 3 | Partly cloudy | 80 °F | 14 mph | 6.6 ft | 9 |
| 11:00 am | 4 | Partly cloudy | 82 °F | 15 mph | 6.6 ft | 11 |
| 12:00 pm | 4 | Partly cloudy | 83 °F | 15 mph | 6.5 ft | 10 |
| 1:00 pm | 4 | Partly cloudy | 82 °F | 15 mph | 6.5 ft | 9 |
| 2:00 pm | 4 | Partly cloudy | 82 °F | 15 mph | 6.4 ft | 5 |
| 3:00 pm | 3 | Light drizzle | 80 °F | 15 mph | 6.4 ft | 4 |
| 4:00 pm | 3 | Light drizzle | 79 °F | 14 mph | 6.4 ft | 1 |
| 5:00 pm | 0 | Light drizzle | 78 °F | 14 mph | 6.3 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Papeete
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- Plage Hokule'a 0.7 mi · SW
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Plage Lafayette 3.9 mi · E
- Parking
- Plage Radisson 4.1 mi · E
- Parking
- Venus Beach 5.5 mi · NE
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 1 of 3, warmth 3 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1 and water 1 of 1; minus wind 0.5 and waves 1; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Papeete
Is it a beach day in Papeete today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. Best from 6:00 am to 8:00 am, with pleasant temperatures and water at 80 °F, though with light offshore wind and some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Papeete today?
6.7 ft waves every 12 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Papeete?
About 80 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Papeete today?
UV reaches 11 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Papeete?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a poor beach day (3/10).
What beaches are near Papeete?
Plage Hokule'a (0.7 mi), Plage Lafayette (3.9 mi), Plage Radisson (4.1 mi) and Venus Beach (5.5 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0) and the sun from astronomy-engine.