Anakena Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.07° S 109.33° W

Anakena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Anakena sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.8° 

Anakena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Anakena today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Anakena at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
N
7
2.5
N
7
3
N
7
3
N
8
3
N
8
3
N
8
3.5
N
8
3
N
8
3.5
NNW
8
2.3
N
8
2.2
WNW
10
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
8
0.9
NW
8
1.9
SW
13
0.8
NE
7
0.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
745
907
1020
1074
1286
1422
1383
1693
675
904
1426
1387
1236
1200
225
228
109
1182
71
81
Wind (km/h)
50
N
50
N
55
N
50
N
50
N
50
N
50
N
55
NNW
35
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:20AM0.64m
11:13PM0.68m
11:26AM0.64m
00:06AM0.74m
12:18PM0.63m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.21m
5:28AM0.25m
5:36PM0.19m
6:27AM0.21m
6:18PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:57
6:58
 mm
1
1
1
18
14
2
1
2
1
1
3
4
2
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
17
18
19
18
19
19
18
17
15
15
15
17
17
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
15
15
13
16
16
15
13
10
12
12
13
13
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