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Papa Tangaroa Surf Forecast
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Papa Tangaroa surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 10 May 2026 -06Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.6° 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 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
1857 | 2450 | 2414 | 2610 | 2846 | 2846 | 2603 | 2380 | 2209 | 1915 | 1756 | 1527 | 1317 | 1211 | 1144 | 1135 | 1793 | 2392 | 2717 | 2998 | 3267 | 2786 | 2528 | 2288 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:10AM0.60m | 1:01PM0.74m | 1:37AM0.64m | 1:32PM0.72m | 2:10AM0.68m | 2:08PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.25m | 7:31PM0.17m | 7:24AM0.24m | 7:56PM0.16m | 8:08AM0.24m | 8:25PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | 6:37 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 1857 | 2450 | 2414 | 2610 | 2846 | 2846 | 2603 | 2380 | 2209 | 1915 | 1756 | 1527 | 1317 | 1211 | 1144 | 1135 | 1793 | 2392 | 2717 | 2998 | 3267 | 2786 | 2528 | 2288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 5 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 602 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 83 | 81 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 99 | 101 | 111 | 121 | 112 | 21 | 64 | 37 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | E 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 75 | 75 | 54 | 33 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 128 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 62 | 94 | 165 | 244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3525 | 3562 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 |
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