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Haapiti, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: DANIEL JULIE from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Taotai - Club Med right

Surf spot · French Polynesia

Is it worth the trip?

24Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Mon 2: too small (4 ft swell at 12 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 32 out of 100

Swell
4 ft12 scrumbling
Energy
362kJ
Wind
SE 5 kn
Temp
27°C

Tue 3 · 29 out of 100

Swell
5 ft11 scrumbling
Energy
553kJ
Wind
SSE 24 kn
Temp
25°C

Wed 4 · 25 out of 100

Swell
5 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
396kJ
Wind
SE 17 kn
Temp
25°C

Thu 5 · 19 out of 100

Swell
2 ft12 scrumbling
Energy
119kJ
Wind
ESE 4 kn
Temp
25°C

Fri 6 · 13 out of 100

Swell
2 ft12 shollow
Energy
76kJ
Wind
ENE 6 kn
Temp
26°C

Sat 7 · 23 out of 100

Swell
4 ft12 scrumbling
Energy
363kJ
Wind
E 4 kn
Temp
26°C

Sun 8 · 11 out of 100

Swell
2 ft15 shollow
Energy
142kJ
Wind
E 10 kn
Temp
27°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 16, too small
  2. Mon 232, too small
  3. Tue 329, too small
  4. Wed 425, too small
  5. Thu 519, too small
  6. Fri 613, too small
  7. Sat 723, too small
  8. Sun 811, too small
  9. Mon 913, too small
  10. Tue 1014, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Ntakes swell from the N
  • Offshore: Swind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 5–20 ftof swell
  • Water 28 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

Taotai - Club Med right does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Taotai - Club Med right, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov6, too small3 ft11 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)199kJwind from the east-north-east, 19 knots26°C
Mon 2Nov32, too small4 ft12 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)362kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore27°C
Tue 3Nov29, too small5 ft11 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)553kJwind from the south-south-east, 24 knots, offshore25°C
Wed 4Nov25, too small5 ft10 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)396kJwind from the south-east, 17 knots, offshore25°C
Thu 5Nov19, too small2 ft12 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.)119kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots25°C
Fri 6Nov13, too small2 ft12 shollow3 ft at break (est.)76kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots26°C
Sat 7Nov23, too small4 ft12 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)363kJwind from the east, 4 knots26°C
Sun 8Nov11, too small2 ft15 shollow4 ft at break (est.)142kJwind from the east, 10 knots27°C
Mon 9Nov13, too small2 ft14 shollow3 ft at break (est.)85kJwind from the east, 5 knots27°C
Tue 10Nov14, too small2 ft11 shollow3 ft at break (est.)64kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots26°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovHigh 01:37 +0.0 mLow 08:38 +0.0 mHigh 11:14 +0.0 mLow 16:43 −0.0 mHigh 23:42 +0.0 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 03:52 +0.0 mHigh 09:16 +0.0 mLow 16:02 −0.1 mHigh 22:01 +0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 03:41 −0.0 mHigh 09:44 +0.1 mLow 16:10 −0.1 mHigh 22:02 +0.1 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the spot and its town

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About

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About Taotai - Club Med right

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces N (351°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (171°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 38). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Haapiti, 4.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,410–US$2,650 each

about US$1,410–US$2,650 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PPT, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$603–US$1,250
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$308–US$509
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$87–US$141
Totalabout US$1,410–US$2,650

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Papetoai

4 min by car · 2 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 2 places to stay in Papetoai · Booking.com

About Papetoai its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 20h 20m

About 20h 20m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PPT, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 50 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.