Vaihu Surf Break

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 2AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

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 37mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
4
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.1
SW
22
2.2
SSW
14
1.5
SW
20
1.8
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
621
559
1415
1644
1693
1672
1631
1869
1845
1651
1609
1506
1358
1220
1203
1187
1906
1818
2388
5733
5995
5807
6143
6578
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
20
N
15
NW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:14PM0.42m
7:32AM0.73m
8:29PM0.43m
8:24AM0.71m
9:42PM0.45m
9:18AM0.69m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.30m
00:04AM0.32m
3:06PM0.29m
1:02AM0.34m
3:56PM0.28m
2:15AM0.36m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<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
6:35
6:35
6:35
 mm
1
3
1
2
3
3
7
7
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
18
19
19
19
20
19
18
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
15
16
16
17
18
19
18
18
19
20
18
17
16
14
14
14
16
14
14
15
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SSW
17
Energy kJ
621
384
344
1644
1693
1672
1631
1869
1845
1651
1609
1506
1358
1220
1203
1187
1906
1735
1453
5733
5995
5807
6143
6578
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
19
1.2
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.3
SW
21
1.5
SW
20
1.8
SW
20
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
Energy kJ
368
538
1415
2
1
323
323
313
299
280
244
229
197
167
161
134
1459
1818
2388
100
100
78
74
74
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.9
SSW
18
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
0.6
WSW
8
0.3
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.6
SW
22
1.1
SW
22
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.4
S
10
Energy kJ
2
559
2
2
2
2
7
6
6
2
2
37
89
271
403
1024
130
127
124
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
0.9
N
5
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
0.6
S
4
1.3
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
363
38
372
343
10
203
260
292
263
220
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
4
4
5
5
1
5
5
Distance (km)
3524
3524
3524
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
7
3575
3560
3560
7
7
7
7
3575
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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