- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Vaihu surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 01 May 2026 -06Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vaihu today?
The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 1PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vaihu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | |
862 | 874 | 791 | 716 | 886 | 503 | 480 | 689 | 486 | 763 | 772 | 1183 | 1145 | 1338 | 1000 | 1275 | 907 | 1207 | 864 | 772 | 724 | 649 | 710 | 1366 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 6:35AM0.66m | 7:11PM0.44m | 7:46AM0.67m | 8:51PM0.44m | 8:49AM0.69m | 10:01PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.33m | 00:23AM0.33m | 3:16PM0.30m | 1:39AM0.34m | 4:12PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | 6:43 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 862 | 874 | 791 | 716 | 886 | 503 | 480 | 689 | 359 | 496 | 772 | 1183 | 1145 | 1338 | 1000 | 1275 | 907 | 1207 | 864 | 772 | 724 | 649 | 710 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 221 | 176 | 144 | 144 | 116 | 113 | 421 | 361 | 320 | 763 | 668 | 659 | 581 | 513 | 499 | 526 | 590 | 673 | 747 | 668 | 497 | 411 | 336 | 260 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 118 | 199 | 252 | 300 | 49 | 314 | 110 | 85 | 486 | 64 | 64 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 429 | 243 | 281 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1366 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3575 | 3560 | 3579 | 3540 | 11 | 3513 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Vaihu surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest