Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vaihu sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.3° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 4AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (10 Oct)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
0.9
SW
20
1.3
SW
20
1.8
SW
19
2.5
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3093
3051
2913
2873
2541
2541
2265
2233
1922
1570
1327
1182
1011
905
809
594
558
540
667
1350
2244
4214
4695
5499
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
W
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:29AM0.53m
7:27PM0.61m
8:05AM0.47m
8:57PM0.62m
9:56AM0.46m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.28m
12:37PM0.27m
2:18AM0.30m
1:54PM0.30m
4:07AM0.27m
3:21PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
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