Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Issued: 6 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vaihu sea temperature is

20.9°C

Vaihu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vaihu today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 1AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-06) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	16s
Evening (31 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 30			Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1837	1759	1633	1438	1438	1218	1052	961	2311	2627	2544	2525	2423	2202	2171	2027	1785	1657	1537
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	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
High Tide				00:01AM0.88m				12:45PM0.59m				00:48AM0.89m					1:29PM0.63m
Low Tide		5:23PM0.18m				6:50AM0.06m				6:17PM0.15m					7:31AM0.05m				7:08PM0.13m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	8:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:35	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	13	14	14	14	13	12	13	13	14	13	13	14	13	12	13	13	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	1837	1759	1633	1438	1438	1218	1052	961	2311	2627	2544	2525	2423	2202	2171	2027	1785	1657	1537
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	SSW 20	SW 18	SW 18	N 10	NNW 20	NW 19	NNW 19	NW 19	NW 15	NW 19	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18
kJ	12	12	12	12	12	38	162	460	2	37	59	37	15	8	14	50	111	111	80
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNW 11	NNW 12	N 11	NW 20	N 10	N 10	N 10	NW 15	NW 19	NW 15	N 10	NW 12	NW 12	NW 13
kJ	10	10	10	9	9	12	15	9	15	2	2	8	8	15	8	2	6	6	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 6	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	91	91	73	85	67	74	75	93	90	82	82	80	71	73	72	62	60	47	35
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	3540	3540	3524	3524	3524	3524	3540	3540	3560	3540	3540	7	7	3524	3524	7	7	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4

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