Vaihu Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vaihu sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.7° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 12PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
2
0
1
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
16
1.1
S
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
9
4
SW
9
5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1493
1283
1077
1060
968
885
760
689
552
640
494
494
382
509
720
529
514
597
745
692
702
8
2956
7098
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
45
NNW
15
W
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
ESE
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
35
NE
45
N
25
N
50
NW
60
WNW
65
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:15AM0.73m
1:04PM0.62m
1:53AM0.80m
1:45PM0.61m
2:34AM0.86m
2:29PM0.60m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.27m
7:12PM0.15m
8:15AM0.25m
7:47PM0.12m
9:03AM0.22m
8:26PM0.09m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:38
 mm
2
2
7
3
1
5
12
8
2
1
Temp °C
19
21
19
18
19
19
19
18
19
18
19
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
21
20
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
17
15
18
15
17
18
18
17
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
13
13
18
15
10
6
6
7
10
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