Vaihu surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 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
24.5° 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 4PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (12 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (12 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
12
3
W
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2498
2641
2603
2392
2441
2299
2098
1848
1820
1631
1390
1237
1217
1045
936
710
483
439
471
371
1647
1887
1678
1699
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08PM0.68m
2:50AM0.71m
2:49PM0.64m
3:38AM0.75m
3:39PM0.59m
4:34AM0.78m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.24m
8:25PM0.16m
8:59AM0.24m
9:01PM0.16m
9:59AM0.25m
9:44PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
22
22
21
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
14
15
17
17
16
18
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SSW
12
0.8
SW
15
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2498
2641
2603
2392
2441
2299
2098
1848
1820
1631
1390
1237
1217
1045
936
710
483
439
328
371
258
1724
1678
1699
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
18
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.6
SW
17
1
N
7
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.6
SW
18
0.8
N
6
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
76
74
54
54
51
55
34
28
49
128
147
117
121
121
232
100
371
362
471
326
199
52
252
252
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
13
0.1
NW
18
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
NW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.3
NW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.6
SW
18
0.4
NW
15
0.4
NW
15
Energy kJ
14
14
14
23
23
24
26
12
38
49
91
118
157
246
41
376
90
90
41
40
40
199
75
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
1.1
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.6
NW
6
2
NW
6
2.2
NW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.8
NW
7
1.6
WNW
6
2
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
3
W
10
3
W
10
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
Energy kJ
29
22
46
77
69
69
148
297
411
286
247
192
161
132
271
207
363
427
698
939
1647
1887
39
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
2
3524
3524
3524
3524
3524
3560
3540
3540
3540
3524
3524
3524
3524
3524
3540
3540
3540
3560
3524
3560
3560
3560
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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