Vaihu Surf Break

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Issued: 5 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Vaihu sea temperature is
21.9° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 9PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
1.8
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1845
1651
1609
1415
1237
1220
1289
2085
1811
1922
2388
6318
6577
6353
6468
6578
6837
6758
6602
5887
5220
4883
4355
4108
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:29PM0.43m
8:24AM0.71m
9:42PM0.45m
9:18AM0.69m
10:41PM0.49m
10:10AM0.68m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.29m
1:02AM0.34m
3:56PM0.28m
2:15AM0.36m
4:39PM0.27m
3:32AM0.37m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:36
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
19
18
17
16
15
16
17
17
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1845
1651
1609
1415
1237
1220
1289
2085
1811
1922
1748
6318
6577
6353
6468
6578
6837
6758
6602
5887
5220
4883
4355
4108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
SW
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
SW
21
1.5
SW
20
1.8
SW
20
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
250
250
244
229
223
192
257
157
1459
1818
2388
100
98
98
95
74
74
55
55
54
53
54
65
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
N
10
0.4
WSW
8
0.1
SW
25
0.3
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
SW
22
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
6
2
21
25
89
271
163
1024
131
131
127
95
74
17
27
25
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
Energy kJ
123
238
306
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
5
5
1
3
1
3
6
6
6
4
2
2
5
Distance (km)
2
2
3575
3575
3575
3575
11
11
7
3524
3524
7
11
3575
3524
3540
3524
7
7
2
3524
3575
3560
3524
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Rating
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4
5
5
6
6
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
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4
4
4
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6
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4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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