Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Avatoru Pass
Rangiroa, French Polynesia
Avatoru Pass is a surf break in Rangiroa, French Polynesia, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Avatoru Pass is May & Jul, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: May & Jul.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 3.8ft average swell at 7.3 s from the ENE.
Feb: 3.7ft average swell at 7.6 s from the ENE.
Mar: 3.2ft average swell at 8.3 s from the ENE.
Apr: 3.8ft average swell at 8.4 s from the SE.
May: 4.0ft average swell at 8.2 s from the SE.
Jun: 4.1ft average swell at 7.7 s from the ESE.
Jul: 4.2ft average swell at 8 s from the ESE.
Aug: 4.0ft average swell at 7.3 s from the ESE.
Sep: 4.3ft average swell at 7.2 s from the E.
Oct: 3.9ft average swell at 7.7 s from the SE.
Nov: 3.4ft average swell at 7.7 s from the SE.
Dec: 4.0ft average swell at 7.1 s from the ENE.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at -15.0°, -147.5°.
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