Ovahe Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Easter Island, Chile)

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Ovahe Surf Guide

Ovahe on the North Coast is a sheltered beach break that does not work very often. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the southwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Be wary of rips - they make surfing here dangerous.

Ovahe Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.5
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	21.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ovahe:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ovahe occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Ovahe (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Ovahe with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 1% of the time in August while 3% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 96% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

96%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Ovahe Location Map

Interactive Ovahe surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Ovahe is Mataveri International (Easter Island) Airport (IPC) in Chile, which is 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Ovahe is (Carnarvon) Airport (CVQ) in Australia, 499 km (310 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Ovahe Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 3 July 2022, 21:14 Local Time

m, °C	Sun	Monday 04
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	ESE	N	N	N
Period (s)	6	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- on	cross

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Tides at Ovahe

Current tide and informaton

For Hanga Piko, Easter Island, 10 km from Ovahe.

Next High Water: 11:58am | 0.69m

Next Low Water: 05:33am | 0.35m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Ovahe Sea Temperature

The water temperature (21.5 °C) at Ovahe is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 17.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite