Papa Tangaroa surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 26 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
23.8° 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 3PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (26 May)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
6
6
6
6
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
15
1.1
SW
21
1.3
SW
21
1.6
SW
20
2.5
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
642
1834
1856
1739
1389
1244
1057
974
1005
1565
2120
4553
5472
6836
7973
7926
8038
7347
7251
6573
5053
5020
3020
2653
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:57PM0.62m
3:45AM0.73m
3:39PM0.55m
4:29AM0.72m
4:23PM0.50m
5:15AM0.72m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.25m
9:06PM0.18m
10:08AM0.28m
9:38PM0.21m
11:08AM0.30m
10:10PM0.25m
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7:56
7:56
7:56
7:56
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6:31
6:31
6:31
6:30
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
20
18
15
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
10
1.9
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
20
2.5
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
490
1834
1856
1739
1389
1244
1057
974
881
953
2120
4553
5472
6836
7973
7926
8038
7347
7251
6573
5053
5020
3020
2653
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.3
SW
21
1.6
SW
15
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
14
1
SE
14
1
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
Energy kJ
642
415
395
368
321
278
266
211
208
1565
1048
386
330
380
434
361
340
286
277
248
203
169
164
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.7
SW
22
1.1
SW
21
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.1
NW
13
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
11
Energy kJ
559
25
24
24
24
87
188
466
1005
188
217
6
20
19
28
21
21
19
24
24
25
25
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
11
0.5
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
4
1
NW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.1
S
5
1.9
S
12
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
8
Energy kJ
37
69
13
36
56
87
87
98
59
1005
501
734
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
3
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
3541
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3610
3610
3635
3610
3610
3610
3610
3602
3588
6
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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