Surf Forecasts:
Vung Tau (Back Beach) surf forecast from 27 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 31 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 27 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, E swell with 164 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 31 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Vung Tau (Back Beach) this week:
The surf forecast for Vung Tau (Back Beach) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 31) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Vung Tau (Back Beach) in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (+07) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sat 31st Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 31st Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 27th Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Vung Tau (Back Beach) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Thu morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 92 | 144 | 58 | 62 | 89 | 27 | 34 | 80 | 45 | 41 | 59 | 30 | 37 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:42PM3.81m | 1:34AM3.77m | 3:35PM3.82m | 2:01AM3.80m | 4:33PM3.75m | 2:29AM3.79m | 5:41PM3.64m | 3:00AM3.73m | 7:02PM3.53m | 8:24PM3.49m | 4:12AM3.36m | 9:31PM3.50m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM2.14m | 8:39AM0.30m | 9:02PM2.40m | 9:20AM0.17m | 9:42PM2.65m | 10:05AM0.18m | 10:26PM2.86m | 10:55AM0.31m | 11:17PM3.02m | 11:51AM0.54m | 00:29AM3.09m | 12:56PM0.83m | 2:31AM2.99m | ||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:27 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 7 | — | 29 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | E 5 | — | E 4 | E 6 |
| kJ | 52 | 92 | 144 | 58 | 62 | 89 | 27 | 34 | 80 | 45 | 41 | 59 | 30 | 37 | 50 | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 988 | 935 | 633 | 989 | 1411 | 303 | 147 | 994 | 307 | 641 | 633 | 303 | 898 | 303 | 147 | 147 | 920 | 307 | 988 | 920 | 303 |
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