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Vung Tau (Back Beach)

Lat Long: 10.34° N 107.09° E

Vung Tau (Back Beach) Surf Photo: 'Turning the surf scene in Vung Tau up-side-down by Le Thanh Phuong (Phoebe)' by Michael Barrs

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Vung Tau (Back Beach) sea temperature is

28.9° C

0.4°

Vung Tau (Back Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	SSW	ENE
	6 s	off	6 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	SSW	ENE
	6 s	off	6 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	SW	E
	5 s	off	5 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	SW	E
	5 s	off	5 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	SSW	E
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SSW	E
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SSW	E
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SSW	E
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	E
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	ENE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	SW	ENE
	5 s	off	5 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	SW	ENE
	5 s	off	5 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	SSW	ENE
	5 s	off	5 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SW	SSW	ENE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	SSW	ENE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	ENE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	ENE
	5 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 August at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Vung Tau (Back Beach) around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 26 minutes after high water (falling neap tide). Tide height was 2.7m (8.9 ft). Range 4.39m (14.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Vung Tau (Back Beach) Surf Photo: 'Turning the surf scene in Vung Tau up-side-down by Le Thanh Phuong (Phoebe)' by Michael Barrs

Michael Barrs head stand surfing at back beach in Vung Tau. Photo by Le Thanh Phuong (Phoebe)

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User: Michael Barrs (1 photo)

Country: Vietnam (195 photos)

Photo taken at: 8:48 pm 24 Aug 2012