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Black Sands Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 5.0
Consistency of surf: 1.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Black Sands Beach Surf Forecast / Vanuatu – Efate / Vanuatu

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 10 am Thursday 16 Feb 2012

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

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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.0
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Max-energy 168 184 123 115 113 106 101 99 52 35 59 31 15 46 18 14 13 12
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Black Sands Beach blow from the NW
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Today's Black Sands Beach sea temperature is 28.2 °C (Statistics for 16 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 28.6 max: 29.5 min: 27.3 °C)
Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu morning) Wind will be generally light Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun morning) Wind will be generally light
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Rain (mm) 1 - 2 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C 27 27 27 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27
Low °C 26 27 26 26 26 26 27 27 26 26 27 26 27 27 27 27 27 27
Chill °C (?) 27 27 27 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27
Sunrise 5:41 - - 5:41 - - 5:41 - - 5:41 - - 5:41 - - 5:43 - -
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