Papa Tangaroa surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 02 May 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (03 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
12
2
S
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.4
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.5
SSW
20
2
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1211
1400
923
1144
848
784
710
479
766
1158
1465
1465
1722
1580
1469
1124
1131
1384
2008
1958
1716
1737
2722
4632
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
SW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:51PM0.44m
8:49AM0.69m
10:01PM0.46m
9:41AM0.71m
10:48PM0.49m
10:24AM0.73m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.34m
4:12PM0.26m
2:48AM0.34m
4:53PM0.23m
3:44AM0.33m
5:28PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:43
7:43
7:43
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6:44
6:43
6:43
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
21
21
21
21
20
22
21
21
22
21
21
22
21
22
21
23
23
21
20
21
22
22
22
21
18
17
17
16
16
17
16
17
19
18
18
20
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
12
2
S
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.2
S
12
1.6
SW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
Energy kJ
1211
1400
923
1144
769
784
710
411
766
1158
1465
1465
1722
1580
1469
1124
1068
1056
2008
1958
1716
1685
2722
4632
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
SW
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
S
12
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
2
S
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
Energy kJ
499
526
794
875
848
679
574
479
341
302
247
198
202
430
553
496
1131
1384
969
862
679
573
502
461
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SW
13
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SSE
11
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.2
NNW
12
0.7
SSW
21
1.2
SSW
20
1.5
SSW
20
1.6
SW
14
0.2
NNW
12
Energy kJ
333
259
205
20
19
12
12
12
12
12
98
181
272
117
594
737
391
192
14
400
1056
1737
988
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
Energy kJ
7
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
4
2
1
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Distance (km)
2
2
2
2
3580
3580
3580
12
3541
3515
3515
3541
3580
3580
3577
3562
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
3635
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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