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Papa Tangaroa surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 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 10AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
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)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
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
Period(s) (?)141614141414141414131313131312121212121215151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1019813101997612711271114711301052991821796710639609590522514303298309314746998
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
0.53
6:19PM
0.82
6:13AM
0.51
7:01PM
0.80
7:07AM
0.49
7:51PM
0.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
0.27
1:17AM
0.35
11:44AM
0.30
2:11AM
0.36
12:27PM
0.34
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise--7:37-------7:39-------7:39-----
Sunset-----9:15-------9:15-------9:15--
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
121----1111-11111222----
Temp. °C222223232323232323222323232323232322232323232323
Feels °C (?)212122222323232425242424232222232423242324242322
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