Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vaihu sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.5° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 10PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (03 Nov)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1904
1664
1643
1622
1602
1474
1399
1343
1289
1253
1253
1203
1094
1094
951
898
911
722
701
690
560
569
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:53PM0.69m
2:58AM0.77m
3:36PM0.69m
3:40AM0.70m
4:21PM0.69m
4:24AM0.62m
Low Tide
8:46PM0.16m
9:23AM0.10m
9:36PM0.19m
9:58AM0.14m
10:31PM0.23m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:22
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
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