Vaihu surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 09 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
24.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Vaihu today?

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 4AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1010101099101111111110101010101212141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156144138127122125110162216220258265170163160139196152325545581784658627
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
0.76
1:50PM
0.76
1:45AM
0.73
2:33PM
0.80
2:28AM
0.69
3:11PM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23AM
0.19
7:52PM
0.30
8:02AM
0.19
8:44PM
0.29
8:36AM
0.20
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----7:31-------7:31-------7:33---
Sunset-------9:15-------9:15-------9:15
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------21------111--
Temp. °C222222222222222222222222222223232323222222232323
Feels °C (?)222121212122222222222220191920202021202020212121
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