Vaihu surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 10 May 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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vaihu today?

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 11AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (10 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2405
2304
2271
2610
2686
2686
2485
2233
2067
1903
1634
1527
1317
1211
1144
1250
1631
2118
2534
2717
2863
2974
2357
2056
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
10
SSE
15
SW
5
S
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:10AM0.60m
1:01PM0.74m
1:37AM0.64m
1:32PM0.72m
2:10AM0.68m
2:08PM0.68m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.25m
7:31PM0.17m
7:24AM0.24m
7:56PM0.16m
8:08AM0.24m
8:25PM0.16m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
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7:47
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:38
6:37
6:37
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
21
21
20
20
19
21
19
20
21
19
19
18
18
18
19
17
20
19
18
18
16
17
16
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
2405
2304
2271
2610
2686
2686
2485
2233
2067
1903
1634
1527
1317
1211
1144
1250
1631
2118
2534
2717
2863
2974
2357
2056
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
64
66
69
83
45
81
81
87
90
112
115
115
115
118
96
99
103
76
135
126
142
52
37
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.5
E
8
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.5
NNE
5
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
104
75
75
54
29
52
45
45
44
44
44
44
44
27
27
26
23
12
14
14
14
23
23
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
4
1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
Energy kJ
5
59
52
170
258
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
7
7
7
0
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
0
0
2
2
3524
3560
3524
3524
3524
3524
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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