Papa Tangaroa surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 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 1.7°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 10PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Evening (05 May)8ft (2.5m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2692
4355
4528
3899
3359
3238
2892
2535
2320
2151
1857
1550
1377
1377
1426
1602
1641
1632
1266
1069
1021
932
1006
1150
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:24PM0.51m
11:01AM0.75m
11:55PM0.53m
11:33AM0.76m
00:21AM0.55m
Low Tide
5:28PM0.20m
4:28AM0.31m
5:57PM0.18m
5:06AM0.30m
6:23PM0.17m
5:40AM0.28m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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7:45
7:46
7:46
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6:43
6:42
6:40
6:40
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
23
21
21
23
21
20
20
20
19
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
12
Energy kJ
2692
4355
4528
3899
3359
3238
2892
2535
2320
2151
1857
1550
1377
1377
1426
1602
1641
1632
1266
1069
1021
932
1006
1150
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
1
NE
6
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
698
604
445
427
371
320
269
246
216
145
162
155
166
61
46
35
45
25
118
93
58
40
78
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.4
NW
15
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
15
0.4
SE
11
0.7
ENE
4
0.2
NNW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
14
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
14
0.3
SE
11
0.3
NW
19
0.3
SE
11
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
11
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
18
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
988
14
14
14
14
57
34
34
45
16
21
54
54
32
29
20
59
19
35
59
31
49
37
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
1.2
E
9
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
Energy kJ
16
19
220
93
142
138
137
128
93
85
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
2
3
5
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
6
1
3525
3525
3525
3562
3562
3525
3515
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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