Wave Buoys added.Wavebuoy data has been added to the site. Using the menus, live wave observations can be displayed on the animated surf maps. Click on the symbols to visit pages for each wavebuoy to see the detailed recent history of observations as well as a summary of observations over the past 5 days. The nearest 5 wave buoys are also listed on the description page for each surf report. Here are links to all buoy pages

Boats, Vanuatu, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Boats in Efate is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the north northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south. There is a right hand reef break. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Beware of coral.

This is the surf forecast page for Boats, Efate. Use the tab navigation above to view Boats sea temperature, Boats photographs, Boats detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Boats webcams, current wind from Efate live weather stations and Boats tide predictions. The Vanuatu swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Vanuatu and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Vanuatu wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Boats. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Efate surf breaks near to Boats to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Boats: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Erakor Point	1 mi
Second closest break	Fast Lefts	1 mi
Third closest break	Tapi Point	1 mi
Fourth closest break	No Boats	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Triplets	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Boats:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	3300 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	3331 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	3465 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	3521 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	3819 mi
Tide stations nearest to Boats:
Closest tide station	Nandi Waters, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands	601 mi
Second closest tide station	Ngaloa Harbor, Kandavu Island, Fiji Islands	654 mi
Third closest tide station	Suva, Suva Harbor, Fiji Islands	666 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Tai Levu, Viti Levu Island, Fiji Islands	677 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Nandi, Vanua Levu Island, Fiji Islands	694 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Boats:
Closest ski area	Manganui (New Zealand)	1521 mi
Second closest ski area	Whakapapa (New Zealand)	1539 mi
Third closest ski area	Tukino (New Zealand)	1544 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Turoa (New Zealand)	1545 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	1681 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Boats:
Closest city location	Vila (Vanuatu)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Port Vila (Vanuatu)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Santo (Vanuatu)	175 mi
Fourth closest city location	Anamé or Aname (Vanuatu)	188 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kouaoua (New Caledonia)	296 mi

Boats, Vanuatu, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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