Vaihu surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 11 Mar 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
26.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vaihu today?

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 8AM is: 4.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 9.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)15ft (4.5m)18s
Afternoon (11 Mar)13ft (4.0m)17s
Evening (11 Mar)13ft (4.0m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)161719191818171717161616161615151515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2751558310561123151149910869973090888392737265315914534148104748411137183221280122792076178316571454
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
0.64
2:32PM
0.85
2:45AM
0.64
2:56PM
0.85
3:06AM
0.63
3:20PM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.22
8:04AM
0.23
9:02PM
0.21
8:27AM
0.22
9:26PM
0.22
8:49AM
0.21
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise----8:15-------8:15-------8:17---
Sunset-------8:37-------8:37-------8:36
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----21-11--11-111121111
Temp. °C252525242425252525242424242424242424242424242424
Feels °C (?)282828262627282828252525262526252424242423242424
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