Vaihu Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vaihu sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.5° 

Vaihu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Vaihu today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 4AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (26 Jul)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2.3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4206
3550
3013
2702
2457
2183
1928
1928
1777
1834
1558
1357
910
819
723
1187
1365
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
S
0
WSW
0
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:03AM0.80m
3:55PM0.52m
4:33AM0.79m
4:25PM0.50m
Low Tide
9:11PM0.20m
10:43AM0.27m
9:36PM0.21m
11:18AM0.29m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:46
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
16
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
15
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