Vung Tau (Back Beach) surf break

Vung Tau (Back Beach) surfForecast / Ba Ria-Vung Tau / Vietnam

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 03 Nov 2025 +07
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Vung Tau (Back Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vung Tau (Back Beach) sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Vung Tau (Back Beach) this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Vung Tau (Back Beach) in the next 12 days are 0.9m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 07) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Friday (Nov 07) at 4AM.

Wave TypeTime (+07) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 1AM (Fri 7th Nov)3ft (0.9m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Vung Tau (Back Beach) over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Mon
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.5
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.3
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.4
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)101099115111010171412111010499999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)777791398195430826222622222
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
E
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
WSW
5
N
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
3.68
12:40PM
3.57
12:20AM
3.76
1:37PM
3.79
12:47AM
3.84
2:32PM
3.93
1:15AM
3.90
3:29PM
3.96
1:44AM
3.93
4:30PM
3.90
2:15AM
3.91
5:36PM
3.77
2:47AM
3.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
1.60
6:28AM
1.26
6:37PM
1.78
7:05AM
0.77
7:23PM
2.01
7:44AM
0.36
8:07PM
2.28
8:25AM
0.09
8:49PM
2.54
9:08AM
-0.03
9:32PM
2.77
9:54AM
0.02
10:16PM
2.96
10:43AM
0.21
Mon
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Sunrise--5:43--5:43--5:43--5:43--5:43--5:43--5:43
Sunset5:27--5:27--5:27--5:25--5:25--5:25--5:25--
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
6-113102454108495--1326122
Temp. °C282628282727272627272628272729292828282728
Feels °C (?)302833323031312829272629303032323133313031
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Information about the Vung Tau (Back Beach) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Vung Tau (Back Beach) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Vung Tau (Back Beach) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Vung Tau (Back Beach) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Vung Tau (Back Beach)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Vung Tau (Back Beach) is 3 km (2 miles) from the city of Vungtau. If you plan a holiday in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, look for hotels and other accommodation in Vungtau. Vungtau has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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