Akahanga surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 -06
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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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Akahanga today?

The current surf forecast for Akahanga at 1PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (12 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (12 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Akahanga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1
SW
16
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1657
2194
2498
2641
2603
2392
2357
2845
2098
1848
1820
1631
1390
1182
1062
952
864
710
483
493
477
1051
1730
2006
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:10AM0.68m
2:08PM0.68m
2:50AM0.71m
2:49PM0.64m
3:38AM0.75m
3:39PM0.59m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.24m
8:25PM0.16m
8:59AM0.24m
9:01PM0.16m
9:59AM0.25m
9:44PM0.16m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:36
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
22
21
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
14
16
15
17
18
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
N
7
3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
1657
2194
2498
2641
2603
2392
2357
2845
2098
1848
1820
1631
1390
1182
1062
952
864
710
483
493
328
320
91
2006
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
N
6
0.7
SW
15
0.9
N
7
Energy kJ
111
76
76
74
54
54
52
51
35
71
136
149
138
134
114
246
235
376
371
362
477
83
220
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.3
NW
18
0.3
NW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
23
23
14
14
14
14
23
24
13
12
49
49
91
118
157
17
41
41
90
90
41
322
197
199
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1
NNW
5
1.7
NW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
W
9
3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
6
20
29
29
48
56
71
48
182
266
276
233
201
181
175
253
290
315
370
531
779
1051
1730
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3558
3538
3522
3522
3522
3522
3522
3538
3538
3538
3522
3522
3522
3522
3522
3538
3538
3538
3558
3522
3558
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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