Papara Surf Report & Forecast

If you're a normal surfer who's looking to ride some normal waves in Tahiti without worrying about dying, Papara is one place for you. A beautiful black-sand beachbreak, Papara is on the south shore of Tahiti Nui, and since it is user-friendly, it's the most popular place to surf. The waves are standard beachbreak, with lots of closeouts, but also lots of good, peaky, punchy, hollow ones -- longboards don't work too well out here. There can be a bit of backwash at high tide. Read more