Tahai surf break

Tahai surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Sep 2025 -06
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Tahai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tahai sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tahai today?

The current surf forecast for Tahai at 8PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

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Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
0.1
NW
Period(s) (?)141414141413141414141413131313121313121112121310
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)545246813999330127602158232318491641142311869849407776334304113524404554094556394
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
0
NE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
0.69
11:33AM
0.54
12:04AM
0.68
12:55PM
0.54
1:20AM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
0.30
5:18AM
0.26
5:33PM
0.32
6:37AM
0.25
6:49PM
0.31
7:45AM
0.22
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Sunrise------8:17-------8:15-------8:15-
Sunset-8:08-------8:08-------8:09------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616161616161617171616161717171717171717171717
Feels °C (?)151414151516151516161515151616161616171716161616
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Easter Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Calm condsitions have become offshore at Tahai (strong winds from the ESE at Easter Island 3 km from Tahai). 0.3m 13s groundswell from the NNW to make surfable waves.

    Tahai
  2. weather stationWind Update Light wind has turned cross-on at Papa Tangaroa (strong winds from the ESE at Easter Island 5 km from Papa Tangaroa). A 3.4m groundswell from the SW

    Papa Tangaroa
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ESE
Offshore
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