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WAVES, WIND, FISHING & CURRENT CONDITIONS
Waves
Tuamotu swells come from the North in the Northern Hemisphere winter and the Southern
Ocean in the Southern Hemisphere winter plus a combo period in-between - March/
April. The wave sizes tend to range from 3ft to 8 ft with the point break style
waves rather than the fringing reef waves of Tahiti that tend to jack up quickly
and crash down heavily.
The left breaks are situated further East along the chain and tend to break from
March April through as they depend on South swells from Southern Ocean low pressure
systems. December/Jan/ March as the North swells can be really consistent. We always
try to find you the best available waves and we will sometimes fly you to different
islands at the last minute to meet the boat and perhaps get on a swell coming from
a different direction.
There are also regional swell influences like localized low pressure systems and
swell refractions which at time only Chris understands as him and Moana have about
5 years under their belts in this region. Cascade is still generally the only surf
charter boat in this region with the odd other boat showing up sometimes. We can't
guarantee you will be the only guys out but most of the time you will have it to
yourself.
Winds
The winds tend to blow fairly steady with the atolls bending them around
to offshore near the land. There are still days as well and the winds do tend to
pick up in the afternoon. The offshore breeze gives you that rush as you surf down
the face, you will notice these conditions in a lot of the photos. Kite Surfing
is the hidden treasure here. Some mates from Australia and the crew with Tim McKenna
- which you will see in the photos section recently tore up the area with Cascade
and they all agreed it was the best place they have ever ridden. We have tons of
beaches and protected bays to launch in - and then the place is litterally your
oyster...whatever conditions you want - you can find it here.
Environment
The Tuamotus is really a unique environment as most of the atolls are no
more than a meter or so above sea level. These places are seriously threatened by
global warming. There is no commercial fishing in these waters and due to the very
sparse population there is abundant sea life. SO the fishing is great. . Generally
now you can bring at least 3 boards in one bag.
Fishing
A letter from Chris - As far as the fishing goes it is pretty good up were
we go Mahi Mahi, Marlin Blue fin tuna Wahoo are the main species We also deep sea
fish at 1000ft which is always interesting. Spearfishing in the afternoons you can
bag huge tuna if you can hang onto it. Usually in the afternoons you caan see the
birdpiles and we just go from the main boat with our new 24ft power fisher boat.
Scuba diving is pretty epic and you can dive everyday if you want as there is a
club near by in Rangiroa and I can get them to stop by the Cascade whenever you
want.
Forecasts
The best forecasts come from our good friends at Surfline.com
Rather than try and recreate their magic here we suggest you check them
out directly - please visit the Tahiti Specific forecast at Surfline by clicking here.
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