Vaihu Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vaihu sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 3AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)15ft (4.5m)9s
Evening (10 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
4.5
W
9
5
SW
11
4
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
9
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
581
514
597
745
689
3271
5111
3597
2570
1873
1102
838
499
432
390
384
307
314
345
569
787
876
939
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
35
N
55
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
60
W
65
WSW
50
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:34AM0.86m
2:29PM0.60m
3:18AM0.91m
3:16PM0.59m
4:05AM0.93m
4:07PM0.57m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.12m
9:03AM0.22m
8:26PM0.09m
9:53AM0.21m
9:10PM0.09m
10:45AM0.20m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:06
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:38
6:38
 mm
3
6
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
17
18
19
18
19
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
21
16
13
13
13
11
5
7
10
11
12
11
13
13
13
14
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
15
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