Vaihu Surf Break

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Issued: 5 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vaihu sea temperature is
22.7° C

1.0°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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 11AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jun)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (09 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
3.5
W
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3
W
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2370
2146
1835
1576
1446
1220
1126
915
915
1087
1052
4907
4391
3096
2864
2198
1695
1381
2415
2290
2032
2130
2165
2144
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:24AM0.67m
1:11PM0.66m
2:01AM0.73m
1:51PM0.64m
2:44AM0.78m
2:36PM0.61m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.28m
7:30PM0.16m
8:10AM0.26m
8:03PM0.14m
9:04AM0.25m
8:42PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
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
2
2
1
Temp °C
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
16
17
17
16
17
17
19
19
18
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2370
2146
1835
1576
1446
1220
1126
915
915
1087
1052
996
4391
3096
866
817
755
1381
2415
2290
2032
2130
2165
2144
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
W
8
1.6
W
10
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
S
18
0.2
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
N
7
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
0.1
SW
24
0.8
N
6
0.7
NNE
6
1.5
SSW
13
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
25
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
240
235
490
227
222
36
348
104
943
1083
22
49
40
793
22
20
33
309
241
402
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
S
18
0.1
NW
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
SW
24
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.6
NNE
6
0.3
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
12
12
229
225
7
3
2
22
10
22
47
118
30
73
71
192
28
27
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
6
1.9
NNW
6
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
11
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
W
14
1.5
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
3
W
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
Energy kJ
156
196
222
295
257
255
621
2183
2500
2119
1922
4907
206
180
2864
2198
1695
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
3
5
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
3587
3587
3634
3634
3634
3634
3634
3524
3540
3524
3540
3540
3524
3524
3524
3560
3524
3560
3560
3560
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
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