Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vaihu sea temperature is
20.7°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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 1AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 Nov)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (01 Nov)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
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
Period (s)
2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2135
2627
2544
2585
2480
2250
2171
2027
1785
1657
1537
1338
1471
976
809
1044
1028
839
692
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:48AM0.89m
1:29PM0.63m
1:33AM0.87m
2:11PM0.67m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.15m
7:31AM0.05m
7:08PM0.13m
8:09AM0.05m
7:57PM0.13m
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clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
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