Vaihu Surf Break

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vaihu sea temperature is
22.7° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 21s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 2AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)5ft (1.5m)21s
Evening (12 Jun)5ft (1.6m)20s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
3 PM
6 PM
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
1.4
SW
22
1.5
SW
21
1.6
SW
21
1.6
SW
20
1.9
SW
20
2.1
SW
19
1.8
SW
19
1.7
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SE
15
2.5
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2032
1883
1920
2135
1432
1725
1521
1813
1984
2153
2078
2721
3107
2286
2017
1665
1470
1327
1327
1187
1026
823
924
2630
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
on
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:36PM0.61m
3:31AM0.83m
3:27PM0.57m
4:23AM0.87m
4:26PM0.54m
5:20AM0.89m
Low Tide
8:42PM0.12m
10:03AM0.23m
9:26PM0.12m
11:06AM0.23m
10:17PM0.12m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
19
Feels °C
20
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
11
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SW
21
1.6
SW
21
1.6
SW
20
1.9
SW
20
2.1
SW
19
1.8
SW
19
1.7
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SE
15
2.5
SE
14
Energy kJ
2032
1883
1920
2135
1432
1725
1521
1014
1984
2153
2078
2721
3107
2286
2017
1665
1470
1327
1327
1187
1026
264
924
2630
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
25
1.3
S
12
0.8
SW
24
1
SW
23
1.4
SW
22
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.4
NE
8
0.7
SW
10
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
34
309
241
402
485
786
1017
1813
668
480
293
172
20
104
184
175
112
101
60
56
31
823
232
803
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
20
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.8
SW
24
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
NNW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
NE
7
0.8
SE
16
1.3
SW
16
0.3
N
11
Energy kJ
194
29
22
19
786
284
200
255
252
22
21
20
17
83
19
14
14
14
32
32
9
357
813
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
976
622
659
551
491
424
359
262
275
234
234
202
202
213
264
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
7
3587
3579
3575
3575
3575
3524
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
11
7
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Vaihu surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest