Papa Tangaroa surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm 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 11PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
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

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during 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
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
6
5
6
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1856
1739
1389
1244
1057
974
1005
1565
2120
4553
5472
6836
7077
7926
6851
6772
7889
6806
5043
5205
2868
2653
2453
2255
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
25
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
cross-off
cross-off
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
on
on
High Tide
2:57PM0.62m
3:45AM0.73m
3:39PM0.55m
4:29AM0.72m
4:23PM0.50m
5:15AM0.72m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.18m
10:08AM0.28m
9:38PM0.21m
11:08AM0.30m
10:10PM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:30
21
5
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
16
17
17
18
17
15
13
13
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
Energy kJ
1856
1739
1389
1244
1057
974
881
953
2120
4553
5472
6836
7077
7926
6851
6772
7889
6806
5043
5205
2868
2653
2453
2255
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
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
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.3
W
12
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
Energy kJ
395
368
321
278
235
211
208
1565
1048
341
330
437
434
361
340
286
277
214
172
169
25
123
94
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
N
10
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
Energy kJ
24
24
24
87
188
466
1005
188
192
6
16
19
28
21
21
21
27
26
25
27
21
21
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.2
S
5
1.7
SSE
12
2.3
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
8
Energy kJ
40
8
11
17
49
106
106
74
847
481
706
607
607
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
5
6
1
1
1
4
4
7
3
5
5
5
5
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3610
2
2
3610
3610
3610
3635
3666
6
3541
3525
3525
3525
3525
3541
3541
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
7
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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