Papa Tangaroa surf break

Papa Tangaroa surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 -06
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Papa Tangaroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today?

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 1AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (19 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.1
SW
1.4
SSE
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.5
NW
1.4
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)14101017101416161615141414814131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)338522500679394482641832832780701796785776690721711875104412081198131118752165
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
30
W
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
0.60
4:49AM
0.76
5:05PM
0.57
5:29AM
0.67
5:51PM
0.55
6:17AM
0.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:16PM
0.15
11:17AM
0.20
10:59PM
0.21
11:56AM
0.26
11:50PM
0.27
12:44PM
0.30
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------8:10-------8:08-------8:07-
Sunset-8:10-------8:12-------8:12------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1---18121534751-----
Temp. °C161617171717191919192020191918161617181819181818
Feels °C (?)111112121212121212121413131516131415141312111213
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Easter Island

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Papa Tangaroa (strong winds from the ESE at Easter Island 4 km from Papa Tangaroa). 1.6m 10s swell from the SSE with a 0.7m 13s groundswell from the SW and a 0.5m 16s long period groundswell, also from the SW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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40 km/h
ESE
Cross-On
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