Vaihu Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vaihu sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.6° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 4PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
W
12
2.2
W
12
2
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.2
W
11
1
SSW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1390
1422
1602
1565
1519
1459
1295
925
827
736
686
521
360
407
886
1318
1754
3903
4055
3622
3953
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
45
SSE
40
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:38AM0.63m
10:01PM0.50m
9:49AM0.61m
11:01PM0.57m
10:51AM0.60m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.31m
3:23AM0.37m
4:39PM0.29m
4:51AM0.35m
5:16PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:50
6:50
 mm
1
2
1
3
3
2
1
4
15
18
18
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
20
19
19
21
20
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
17
17
18
17
17
20
21
20
21
19
16
10
10
12
12
14
11
12
9
10
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