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Akahanga surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 -06Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Akahanga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Akahanga sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Akahanga today?
The current surf forecast for Akahanga at 5AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Akahanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 509 | 509 | 501 | 486 | 442 | 373 | 367 | 325 | 273 | 264 | 246 | 176 | 172 | 172 | 137 | 87 | 84 | 69 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 116 | 112 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:36AM 0.72 | 3:25PM 0.75 | 3:15AM 0.66 | 4:03PM 0.75 | 3:51AM 0.60 | 4:39PM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:41PM 0.26 | 8:56AM 0.16 | 9:31PM 0.28 | 9:26AM 0.19 | 10:20PM 0.30 | 9:54AM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
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