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Vaihu surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 10 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 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)101010101212141313131312121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)170163160114196154325545711824658627513513442428384325325273273239247195
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33PM
0.80
2:28AM
0.69
3:11PM
0.82
3:05AM
0.66
3:44PM
0.84
3:36AM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
0.19
8:44PM
0.29
8:36AM
0.20
9:29PM
0.29
9:05AM
0.21
10:07PM
0.30
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise--------7:33-------7:33-------
Sunset---9:15-------9:15-------9:15----
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1121------
Temp. °C222223232323222222232324242323232323232323232323
Feels °C (?)191921202020191919212122222021212019192020212120
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