Vaihu Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vaihu sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.8° 

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 4PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (07 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1
S
13
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1873
1822
1797
1997
2091
1748
1493
1264
1326
1060
876
797
772
689
623
640
494
431
431
509
501
581
350
597
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
SW
15
SE
20
NNE
45
NW
15
WSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
12:23PM0.64m
1:15AM0.73m
1:04PM0.62m
1:53AM0.80m
1:45PM0.61m
2:34AM0.86m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.30m
6:41PM0.19m
7:27AM0.27m
7:12PM0.15m
8:15AM0.25m
7:47PM0.12m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
 mm
1
3
5
1
4
7
5
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
19
18
19
20
19
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
18
17
18
15
19
16
15
17
18
18
19
18
19
20
16
15
14
17
18
18
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