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Vaihu surfForecast / Easter Island / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 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
24.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vaihu today?

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
S
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212111515141414131313121212121212127711
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)931781781488319209304381557811733700596504481397304299247243202180157154
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
0.73
10:04AM
0.51
10:02PM
0.70
11:25AM
0.56
11:11PM
0.69
12:21PM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
0.38
4:20AM
0.36
3:02PM
0.41
5:15AM
0.34
4:47PM
0.41
5:59AM
0.31
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------7:41-------7:41-------7:43-
Sunset-9:15-------9:15-------9:15------
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
1---121111--11--2312111-
Temp. °C232323232323232323232424232323232323232323232323
Feels °C (?)222222222222222222222323232323232221212122222121
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