Vaihu Surf Break

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Issued: 11 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vaihu sea temperature is
22.1° C

1.1°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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 5AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (28 Jun)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (28 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1928
2089
2061
1761
1663
1753
1630
1359
1016
1016
711
846
846
1067
1052
1052
1052
996
857
834
732
722
621
621
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:21AM0.77m
5:19PM0.45m
6:00AM0.75m
6:10PM0.43m
6:43AM0.74m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.24m
12:23PM0.30m
10:42PM0.26m
1:15PM0.30m
11:19PM0.29m
2:10PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod 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>
6:34
6:34
6:34
 mm
1
1
3
8
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1928
2089
2061
1761
1663
1753
1630
1359
1016
1016
711
846
846
1067
1052
1052
1052
328
328
834
732
722
621
612
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.2
NNW
11
0.9
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.2
NNW
11
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.1
NW
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
SW
22
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
1.3
E
8
1
SW
18
Energy kJ
658
217
13
241
87
12
127
188
326
326
522
363
363
4
2
4
20
996
857
107
188
306
228
621
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
NW
10
0.2
SSW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.7
SW
19
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
13
13
12
12
8
7
7
11
11
11
4
22
22
4
45
72
2
2
2
364
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.2
NNE
5
1.7
NE
8
Energy kJ
207
231
226
250
305
305
314
368
348
357
366
376
376
328
314
314
328
328
363
408
81
381
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
8
6
6
5
2
2
5
6
6
6
5
2
2
2
4
2
2
5
5
5
5
2
5
Distance (km)
8
3524
3524
3524
3524
3560
3560
3524
3524
3524
3524
3524
3560
3560
3560
1
3560
3560
3524
3524
3524
3524
3560
3524
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
6
5
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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