In Tahiti the weather for the first surfing events has nothing to do with that of Paris

PARIS JO – Sun and blue skies. At the opposite end of the spectrum from Paris and its almost continuous rain, the weather in Teahupo’o in Tahiti where the surfing events of the Olympic Games began this Saturday, July 27, was ideal, with tubes of almost two meters.

“We’re going to have good conditions, good wind and good wave sizes of around two metres or even a bit more on the biggest ones of the day”Justine Dupont, one of the most famous big wave surfers, explained to AFP from the spot.

As you can see in the pictures below, the event started under a beautiful sun making the blue lagoon and its green mountains shine. The interview on France Télé of the great French hope Kauli Vaast is also proof of this beautiful weather.

The Minister Delegate for Overseas Territories Marie Guévenoux also posted a photo from the operational command center near the competition site, Teahupoo, where a rainbow appeared. And according to a journalist’s comments, it was hot there.

The weather got a little worse as the hours went by and a few grey clouds finally appeared when the women set off at midday. However, it did not rain, unlike in Paris where most of the competitions take place.

Storm coming

The surfing event began at 7:00 p.m. in Paris on Saturday, or 7:00 a.m. Sunday in Tahiti. The best surfers on the planet took to the translucent tubes of the beautiful and formidable “jaw of Hava’e”.

The good weather is not expected to last, however. Starting Monday, “there will be a storm with bad weather”said Justine Dupont, surfer of many memorable tubes at Teahupo’o and consultant for France Télévisions during these Games.

Four Frenchmen, two men and two women, are taking part in the first rounds of the surfing competition, the second in Olympic history after Tokyo. Among them, Tahitians Kauli Vaast and Vahine Fierro, experts of the spot, are the favourites.

They will have to hold their own against the cream of world surfing, including Americans John John Florence and Carissa Moore and Brazilians Gabriel Medina and Tatiana Weston-Webb.