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Papa Tangaroa surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile
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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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today?
The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 7AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
4528 | 3899 | 3359 | 3238 | 2892 | 2535 | 2320 | 2151 | 1857 | 1550 | 1377 | 1377 | 1426 | 1602 | 1641 | 1422 | 1266 | 1069 | 1037 | 1021 | 959 | 976 | 1112 | 1369 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:24PM0.51m | 11:01AM0.75m | 11:55PM0.53m | 11:33AM0.76m | 00:21AM0.55m | 12:03PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.31m | 5:57PM0.18m | 5:06AM0.30m | 6:23PM0.17m | 5:40AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
4528 | 3899 | 3359 | 3238 | 2892 | 2535 | 2320 | 2151 | 1857 | 1550 | 1377 | 1377 | 1426 | 1602 | 1641 | 1422 | 1266 | 1069 | 1037 | 1021 | 959 | 976 | 1112 | 1369 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 | E 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 |
500 | 427 | 371 | 320 | 269 | 220 | 166 | 159 | 183 | 118 | 54 | 62 | 46 | 45 | 25 | 106 | 98 | 98 | 75 | 75 | 37 | 22 | 18 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 21 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 18 | SE 10 | NW 18 | SE 9 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 34 | 34 | 45 | 33 | 21 | 54 | 18 | 32 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 59 | 58 | 40 | 80 | 35 | 49 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 190 | 79 | 118 | 115 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 52 | 71 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3541 | 3562 | 3526 | 3562 | 3562 | 3526 | 3526 | 3515 | 3562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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