Weather, sea, tides and events in French Polynesia

The companion gathers on one screen what you look for once you are already there: the weather right now, the state of the sea and the snorkelling window, water height and tide times, the lagoon fishing rules, tonight's sky, the verified events of the coming weeks, the nearest hiking trail, the Pacific seismic watch and the practical basics. Everything follows your position, or the island you pick.

What it gives, island by island

• The weather — temperature, feels-like, wind in knots, gusts, UV index, the next twelve hours and seven days.
• The sea — swell, period, water temperature, a snorkelling index and the best window of the day.
• The tides — real hourly water heights, high and low water, plus minimum sizes, fishing seasons, rāhui zones and prohibited gear.
• Tonight's sky — sunrise and sunset, golden hours, moon phase, visible planets and deep-sky objects.
• What's on — the verified dates from the FenuaTravel calendar for the island you are on.
• Safety — Pacific tsunami watch built from seismic readings, and the four emergency numbers.

Islands covered

Twenty-nine islands across the five archipelagos, plus any commune found by search. Each island page on the site covers access, pace and services — the ones marked in French are not translated yet:

• Tahiti
• Moorea
• Bora Bora
• Raiatea
• Taha'a
• Huahine
• Maupiti
• Rangiroa
• Fakarava
• Tikehau
• Nuku Hiva
• Hiva Oa
• Rurutu
• Tubuai
• Mangareva

Frequently asked questions

Why does the tide always turn at the same time in Tahiti?

In the Society Islands the lunar component of the tide is almost cancelled out by a nearby amphidromic point, so the tide follows the sun. High water falls around noon and midnight, low water around 6 am and 6 pm, all year, with a range of only a few tens of centimetres. In the Marquesas, the Tuamotu and the Austral Islands the regime is lunar again and the times shift every day.

What are the emergency numbers in French Polynesia?

15 for the ambulance service (SAMU), 16 for sea rescue (JRCC Tahiti, also VHF channel 16), 17 for the police and gendarmerie, 18 for the fire brigade. On remote atolls mobile coverage is not guaranteed everywhere: ask the town hall about the radio relay before heading out to sea.

What is the exchange rate between the euro and the Pacific franc?

The peg has been fixed since 1 January 1999 and does not move with the markets: 1,000 XPF = €8.38 exactly, i.e. €1 = 119.33174 XPF. No bureau de change can beat that rate, only the fees vary. Rule of thumb: divide by 120.

What is the time difference with mainland France?

French Polynesia stays on UTC−10 all year and never changes its clocks. The gap with mainland France is therefore 11 hours during their winter time and 12 hours during their summer time: they move, the fenua does not.

Does the companion work offline?

The application shell is cached after the first visit: it reopens without a connection, showing the last readings taken, each one dated. Forecasts, however, need a connection to refresh.

Carry on

FenuaTravel in English · The full events calendar · Moving to French Polynesia · Version française

Sources · Open-Meteo (ECMWF/GFS forecasts, wave model, sea level) · USGS and the National Weather Service (seismic and tsunami watch) · OpenStreetMap and Nominatim (base map and places) · Direction des ressources marines (lagoon fishing regulations) · High Commission of the Republic in French Polynesia (emergency numbers) · Météo-France in French Polynesia (the official warning bulletin, which prevails).
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