Vaihu Surf Break

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jun 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • 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 5AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)6ft (1.8m)16s
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

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
4
0
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.3
SW
21
1.5
SW
20
1.8
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1415
1644
1693
1672
1631
1765
1845
1651
1609
1415
1358
1220
1203
1187
1459
1818
2388
6077
6334
6131
6468
6578
6837
7100
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:14PM0.42m
7:32AM0.73m
8:29PM0.43m
8:24AM0.71m
9:42PM0.45m
9:18AM0.69m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.32m
3:06PM0.29m
1:02AM0.34m
3:56PM0.28m
2:15AM0.36m
4:39PM0.27m
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<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
 mm
2
2
4
6
3
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
20
19
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
17
16
17
17
17
18
21
20
17
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SSW
14
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
Energy kJ
344
1644
1693
1672
1631
1765
1845
1651
1609
1415
1358
1220
1203
1187
1064
1688
1662
6077
6334
6131
6468
6578
6837
7100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
N
10
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
SW
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
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
1415
2
1
2
323
313
299
250
244
211
197
187
187
226
1459
1818
2388
98
98
98
74
72
72
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.8
WSW
8
0.3
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.6
SW
22
1.1
ENE
8
1.3
SSW
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
7
6
6
2
2
66
89
271
403
163
213
131
127
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.3
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.5
SSW
8
Energy kJ
352
403
343
200
291
255
274
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
3
4
5
5
5
1
1
6
3
3
4
Distance (km)
3524
1
3524
3524
2
0
4
0
2
7
3575
3575
3575
3524
7
7
7
7
3575
3575
7
3524
3524
3524
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
3
3
6
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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