Tahiti, French Polynesia
Papenoo Rivermouth
Advanced
Rivermouth break
Sand bottom
Peels right
0.8–3.5 m
Mid tide
A fast, powerful right-hand rivermouth on Tahiti's north shore that fires on northwest swells with the volcanic valley behind it. The most consistent quality wave on Tahiti proper, away from the Teahupo'o circus.
Hazards
RipStrong CurrentRocks
Conditions
- Best swell
- NW, N, WNW
- Best wind
- E, SE
- Season
- Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
- Wave size
- 0.8–3.5 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- -17.7660, -149.4330
Facilities
ParkingToilets