Vaihu Surf Break

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Vaihu sea temperature is
22.4° 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 (19 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 11PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)--
Afternoon (19 Jun)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (19 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5378
5040
4396
3891
3301
3098
2726
2214
1884
1609
1651
1672
1431
1412
1412
1341
1289
1526
1694
1892
1847
1899
1412
1631
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
NNE
35
N
45
N
45
NNW
45
N
35
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
40
W
35
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:39PM0.65m
11:38AM0.79m
00:35AM0.70m
12:32PM0.75m
1:25AM0.74m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.11m
5:21AM0.23m
6:15PM0.10m
6:27AM0.23m
7:00PM0.11m
7:28AM0.23m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:06
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:31
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
6
5
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
19
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
20
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
18
17
18
18
17
17
18
20
20
20
16
16
14
13
14
17
19
17
14
13
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
5378
5040
4396
3891
3301
3098
2726
2214
1884
1609
1651
1672
1431
1412
1412
1341
1289
1526
1694
1892
1847
1899
1412
1178
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
12
1.3
SE
8
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.1
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.3
N
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
Energy kJ
6
12
14
200
10
10
183
188
187
145
145
112
124
191
223
238
314
354
283
327
191
196
1350
1631
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
11
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
N
7
1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
12
6
14
14
32
56
30
42
68
82
109
66
50
33
32
33
107
38
85
87
134
136
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
E
8
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1
NNE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.4
NNW
6
1.1
NW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
W
6
Energy kJ
394
311
356
292
292
323
80
112
72
150
161
240
139
212
309
321
155
65
86
136
181
158
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
9
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
3637
3587
3560
3524
3540
3540
3560
3560
0
0
0
3524
3560
3540
3540
3540
3540
3524
3524
3524
3524
7
11
7
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
9
8
8
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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