Vaihu Surf Break

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vaihu sea temperature is
22.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (21 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 9PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 21). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)--
Afternoon (21 Jun)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (21 Jun)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
2
2
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1396
1526
1822
1892
1847
1780
1759
2084
2160
2825
3022
3182
3396
3142
2868
2792
4117
4046
3761
3355
3020
3692
5117
4652
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
W
10
W
5
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:32PM0.75m
1:25AM0.74m
1:21PM0.70m
2:11AM0.76m
2:07PM0.64m
2:53AM0.78m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.11m
7:28AM0.23m
7:39PM0.13m
8:23AM0.24m
8:15PM0.15m
9:15AM0.26m
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cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:06
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:31
 mm
1
1
1
3
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
21
18
18
19
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
Feels °C
19
19
18
17
17
19
18
15
16
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
17
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
Energy kJ
1396
1526
1822
1892
1847
1780
1759
2084
2160
2825
3022
3182
3396
3142
2868
2792
4117
4046
3761
3355
3020
3692
5117
4652
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.3
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
137
116
119
99
243
210
238
397
441
433
406
329
188
213
219
197
188
181
185
180
180
184
184
184
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
0.6
N
7
1.4
NE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.3
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
73
18
18
30
79
81
181
150
123
210
221
247
33
268
12
5
2
2
2
86
325
679
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
6
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
8
1.8
NNW
8
0.8
WSW
5
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.8
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
160
352
367
346
35
340
323
217
226
271
311
388
320
311
256
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
5
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
Distance (km)
3524
3524
3524
3524
2
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
3513
3524
7
3560
3560
7
7
7
7
7
7
3575
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
7
6
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
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