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Icon Global 1

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

ECMWF IFS 25

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	Icon Global 11 km run: 30/04 08:46																																																																GFS 13 km run: 30/04 08:46
Date Optimal	We 30 7h	We 30 8h	We 30 9h	We 30 10h	We 30 11h	We 30 12h	We 30 13h	We 30 14h	We 30 15h	We 30 16h	We 30 17h	Th 1 7h	Th 1 8h	Th 1 9h	Th 1 10h	Th 1 11h	Th 1 12h	Th 1 13h	Th 1 14h	Th 1 15h	Th 1 16h	Th 1 17h	Fr 2 7h	Fr 2 8h	Fr 2 9h	Fr 2 10h	Fr 2 11h	Fr 2 12h	Fr 2 13h	Fr 2 14h	Fr 2 15h	Fr 2 16h	Fr 2 17h	Sa 3 7h	Sa 3 8h	Sa 3 9h	Sa 3 10h	Sa 3 11h	Sa 3 12h	Sa 3 13h	Sa 3 14h	Sa 3 15h	Sa 3 16h	Sa 3 17h	Su 4 7h	Su 4 8h	Su 4 9h	Su 4 10h	Su 4 11h	Su 4 12h	Su 4 13h	Su 4 14h	Su 4 15h	Su 4 16h	Su 4 17h	Mo 5 7h	Mo 5 8h	Mo 5 9h	Mo 5 10h	Mo 5 11h	Mo 5 12h	Mo 5 13h	Mo 5 14h	Mo 5 15h	Mo 5 16h	Mo 5 17h	Tu 6 7h	Tu 6 8h	Tu 6 9h	Tu 6 10h	Tu 6 11h	Tu 6 12h	Tu 6 13h	Tu 6 14h	Tu 6 15h	Tu 6 16h	Tu 6 17h	We 7 7h	We 7 8h	We 7 9h	We 7 10h	We 7 11h	We 7 12h	We 7 13h	We 7 14h	We 7 15h	We 7 16h	We 7 17h	Th 8 7h	Th 8 8h	Th 8 9h	Th 8 10h	Th 8 11h	Th 8 12h	Th 8 13h	Th 8 14h	Th 8 15h	Th 8 16h	Th 8 17h	Fr 9 7h	Fr 9 8h	Fr 9 9h	Fr 9 10h	Fr 9 11h	Fr 9 12h	Fr 9 13h	Fr 9 14h	Fr 9 15h	Fr 9 16h	Fr 9 17h	Sa 10 7h	Sa 10 8h	Sa 10 9h	Sa 10 10h	Sa 10 11h	Sa 10 12h	Sa 10 13h	Sa 10 14h	Sa 10 15h	Sa 10 16h	Sa 10 17h	Su 11 7h	Su 11 8h	Su 11 9h	Su 11 10h	Su 11 11h	Su 11 12h	Su 11 13h	Su 11 14h	Su 11 15h	Su 11 16h	Su 11 17h	Mo 12 7h	Mo 12 8h	Mo 12 9h	Mo 12 10h	Mo 12 11h	Mo 12 12h	Mo 12 13h	Mo 12 14h	Mo 12 15h	Mo 12 16h	Mo 12 17h	Tu 13 7h	Tu 13 8h	Tu 13 9h	Tu 13 10h	Tu 13 11h	Tu 13 12h	Tu 13 13h	Tu 13 14h	Tu 13 15h	Tu 13 16h	Tu 13 17h	We 14 7h	We 14 8h	We 14 9h	We 14 10h	We 14 11h	We 14 12h	We 14 13h	We 14 14h	We 14 15h	We 14 16h	We 14 17h	Th 15 7h	Th 15 8h	Th 15 9h	Th 15 10h	Th 15 11h	Th 15 12h	Th 15 13h	Th 15 14h	Th 15 15h	Th 15 16h	Th 15 17h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kn)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	2	3	3	3	7	7	7	10	11	12	12	11	10	9	9	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	3	4	4	5	4	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	8	6	6	7	8	8	8	6	3	3	8	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	11	11	13	12	12	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	10	9	8	7	6	7	8	10	11	12	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13
Gusts (kn)	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	8	9	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	5	13	11	11	15	16	16	17	17	15	13	13	4	4	5	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	6	5	6	7	8	7	7	8	9	10	8	7	5	18	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	10	7	7	7	8	7	5	5	7	10	13	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	7	8	8	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	9	10	11	11	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Wave Direction
Wave Ht. (m)	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
Wave Per.	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12
Wave Energy (Kj)	711	717	715	708	713	700	687	681	668	668	650	623	618	606	594	589	577	566	554	543	531	520	537	537	537	537	544	540	536	531	527	523	519	404	401	388	376	373	361	349	346	335	324	321	212	210	204	204	199	199	193	195	189	191	185	211	213	217	219	230	231	233	237	239	241	249	254	246	248	251	251	253	255	255	257	259	271
Temp. (°C)	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	25	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Rain (mm)												0.4	0.4					0.1	0.6	0.9	0.3			0.1	0.2																																																													0.2	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5																																													0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Cloud Cov. (%)	93	77	39	71	100	100	95	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	74	87	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	100	100	100	100	87	100	100	34	40	44	47	51	50	49	48	46	45	43	46	43	45	48	50	48	45	43	40	36	33	57	61	59	58	56	53	51	48	52	56	60	43	48	48	47	47	49	50	52	58	64	70	43	39	39	40	40	38	35	33	42	54	65	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	97	93	90	85	79	74	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	92	84	76	100	100	100	100	100	86	71	57	55	53	51	61	61	71	81	91	81	70	60	73	85	98	72	71	72	72	73	60	48	35	28	22	15
Tide Ht.	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
Tide Dir.	low						high					low						high					low							high				low							high							high					low						high					low						high						low					high						low					high						low						high						low					high						low					high						low						high											high											high						low					high
Tide Time	07:00						13:00					07:20						13:30					07:40							14:00				07:20							14:20							10:40					15:30						10:00					15:40						10:10						16:00					10:20						16:30					10:50						16:50						11:10						17:10					11:30						17:30					11:50						17:50						12:00											12:20											12:40						07:00					12:50

Level: Intermediate, Expert

Type: Ocean

Water type: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave

Water hazards: Currents, Ships, Reefs

Water quality: Crystal clear

Infos: Mix of different water between the lagoon and reef pass with 2 waves. A very little tide (50 cm max) twice a day. Shallow water with the reef downwind, so be careful. Ask the locals, they will help you with their knowledge. The water is crystal clear and has beautiful colors.

Beach type & size: Sand - Small

Infos: White sand beach with coconut trees.

Identified hazards: Trees

Beachgoer: None

Weather specificities: 28C air and 28C water. Sunscreen is recommended. Rainy season from December to February.

Wind type: Trade

Wind specificities: Very variable. You can kite one full week and have no more wind for 2 weeks. Usually 2 to 3 sessions a week. Trade winds. Works with East and Northeast winds. Can be very gusty when ESE. Wind usually sideshore. Works all year round except from December to February when it's the rainy season and the wind is very gusty.

Best months: May, June, July, August, September, October

Access description: by Car - Go to Moorea island, there is only one road. Go to Haapiti and stop at the park lot of the Hotel Les Tipaniers. 25 km from the airport and 30 from the harbor. Hitch hiking works, a lot of kiters on the road to the spot from 9-11 am! Buses are very rare. To access use the road of the Hotel Les Tipaniers and walk to the beach for 100 m. Pass the wharf and the beach is here.

Specific rules: None

Extra: Use a leash, respect the locals and their advice. If you wound yourself one the reef, use some green lemon, it hurts but saves your holidays.

Nightlife: Maria Tapas in Maharepa (20 km away) is a bar with a cyber cafe and live music.

Accommodations: Rooms, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking

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