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Papa Tangaroa surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 -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
24.8° 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 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212151512131313121212121112121215151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)609590522514303338309249715104210941157901931931901582278273259304456557904
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
0.80
7:07AM
0.49
7:51PM
0.77
8:25AM
0.49
8:52PM
0.73
10:04AM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.36
12:27PM
0.34
3:15AM
0.37
1:29PM
0.38
4:20AM
0.36
3:02PM
0.41
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----7:39-------7:39-------7:41---
Sunset-------9:15-------9:15-------9:15
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---22------1---------1--
Temp. °C232323222323232323232323232323232323232222232323
Feels °C (?)242424232424242423232322222222222222222020222221
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