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Avatoru Pass, Rangiroa
Surf spot · French Polynesia
Is it worth the trip?
28Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 3 ft swell at 13 s, onshore wind, 12 kn (22 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 33kJ
- Wind
- E 9 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 30kJ
- Wind
- SE 6 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft14 shollow
- Energy
- 195kJ
- Wind
- ESE 11 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft13 shollow
- Energy
- 213kJ
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 155kJ
- Wind
- E 15 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 99kJ
- Wind
- E 13 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft16 shollow
- Energy
- 90kJ
- Wind
- E 14 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 17, too small
- Mon 222, too small
- Tue 318, too small
- Wed 431, too small
- Thu 541, too small
- Fri 615, too small
- Sat 730, too small
- Sun 812, too small
- Mon 923, too small
- Tue 1020, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Ntakes swell from the N
- Offshore: Swind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
Avatoru Pass, Rangiroa does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 34kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots | 28°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | wind from the east, 9 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 18, too small | 1 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft14 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 195kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 41, too small | 3 ft13 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 213kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 15, too small | 3 ft11 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 155kJ | wind from the east, 15 knots | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 30, too small | 2 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 99kJ | wind from the east, 13 knots | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 12, too small | 1 ft16 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 90kJ | wind from the east, 14 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 23, too small | 2 ft13 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 152kJ | wind from the east, 15 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 20, too small | 2 ft12 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 103kJ | wind from the east, 17 knots | 28°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 NovLow 02:19 −0.2 mHigh 08:44 +0.2 mLow 15:17 −0.2 mHigh 21:26 +0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:28 −0.2 mHigh 09:49 +0.2 mLow 16:15 −0.2 mHigh 22:24 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:27 −0.2 mHigh 10:44 +0.3 mLow 17:05 −0.2 mHigh 23:14 +0.2 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About Avatoru Pass, Rangiroa
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces N (14°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (194°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 33). 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 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Rangiroa, 0.8 km away (about 5 min by car).
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).
Where to stay: Rangiroa
1 min by car · 4 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Rangiroa its beds, food and every spot near it
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