Vaihu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.37° W

Issued: 6 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Vaihu sea temperature is

20.6°C

Vaihu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Vaihu today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vaihu at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (02 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 2							Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1471	1245	891	796	1028	885	692	763	1436	1297	1229	1006	1904	1664	1643	1622	1602	1474	1399	1343	1289	1253	1253	1203	1094	1094
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	1:33AM0.87m				2:11PM0.67m				2:16AM0.84m				2:53PM0.69m				2:58AM0.77m				3:36PM0.69m				3:40AM0.70m
Low Tide			8:09AM0.05m				7:57PM0.13m				8:46AM0.07m				8:46PM0.16m				9:23AM0.10m				9:36PM0.19m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24
	—	—	—	—	—	8:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:37	—	—	—	8:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	14	14	14	13	15	14	15	16	15	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	15	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	1471	1245	891	796	1028	885	536	505	1436	1297	1229	1006	1904	1664	1643	1622	1602	1474	1399	1343	1289	1253	1253	1203	1094	1094
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	NW 16	S 10	S 10	SW 18	NW 15	NW 15	S 9	NW 15	NW 15	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13
kJ	84	114	186	330	322	432	692	763	90	50	30	455	106	134	61	104	104	47	47	29	42	26	63	62	62	62
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 18	NW 18	NW 17	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 12	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	S 10	S 9	NW 15	S 9	S 9	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8
kJ	49	49	45	91	127	127	91	91	23	90	88	77	30	41	104	41	25	75	74	73	70	64	25	24	13	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	—	—	E 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	40	44	47	53	—	—	15	30	32	43	84	79	77	59	44	39	40	39	40	41	60	110	112	126	108	108
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3	4	2	1	3	1	3	4	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	5	5	2
Distance (km)	7	7	7	7	7	7	3524	3540	7	3608	3665	3757	3560	3540	3524	3524	3540	3524	3560	8	8	3524	3524	3524	3524	3560
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	3			4											4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5

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