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Vaihu surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 -06
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Vaihu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vaihu sea temperature is
24.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vaihu today?

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 1PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)1413131313121212121212121212121212121266666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)325545711824658627513513442428421325325273319239243243195160160160160182
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:28AM
0.69
3:11PM
0.82
3:05AM
0.66
3:44PM
0.84
3:36AM
0.63
4:14PM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
0.20
9:29PM
0.29
9:05AM
0.21
10:07PM
0.30
9:30AM
0.22
10:43PM
0.30
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise--7:33-------7:33-------7:35-----
Sunset-----9:15-------9:15-------9:15--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222232323232323232323232323232323232323232323
Feels °C (?)191919202120202020202021202020212120191919191918
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