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Papa Tangaroa surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 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
24.7° 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 2PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313121212121212151514131313121212121112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10529918217967106396095905225143032983093147569369831044838964660807521325
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
0.51
7:01PM
0.80
7:07AM
0.49
7:51PM
0.77
8:25AM
0.49
8:52PM
0.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17AM
0.35
11:44AM
0.30
2:11AM
0.36
12:27PM
0.34
3:15AM
0.37
1:29PM
0.38
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise--7:39-------7:39-------7:39-----
Sunset-----9:15-------9:15-------9:15--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12--22---312------11----
Temp. °C222223232324242323222323232323232323232323232323
Feels °C (?)242425252526252324232424242423232322222122222121
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