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9:29 pm 14 May 2011

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9:16 pm 14 May 2011

Sea River ratings
Quality on a good day: 5.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Sea River Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Vanuatu – Efate)

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Name: Sea River
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: S Offshore Wind: N

Sea River in Efate is an exposed reef break that has quite consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the north. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the south. A left hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips and coral.

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Overall Sea River Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sea River:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Rusty Barrel 1 mi
Second closest break Teouma Bay 4 mi
Third closest break Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) 4 mi
Fourth closest break Soumabal Point 5 mi
Fifth closest break No Boats 6 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Sea River:

Closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 3298 mi
Second closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 3328 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 3463 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 3519 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 3816 mi

Tide stations nearest to Sea River:

Closest tide station Nandi Waters, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands 594 mi
Second closest tide station Ngaloa Harbor, Kandavu Island, Fiji Islands 646 mi
Third closest tide station Suva, Suva Harbor, Fiji Islands 658 mi
Fourth closest tide station Tai Levu, Viti Levu Island, Fiji Islands 669 mi
Fifth closest tide station Nandi, Vanua Levu Island, Fiji Islands 686 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Sea River:

Closest ski area Manganui (New Zealand) 1523 mi
Second closest ski area Whakapapa (New Zealand) 1540 mi
Third closest ski area Tukino (New Zealand) 1544 mi
Fourth closest ski area Turoa (New Zealand) 1546 mi
Fifth closest ski area Rainbow (New Zealand) 1683 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Sea River:

Closest city location Port Vila (Vanuatu) 9 mi
Second closest city location Isangel (Vanuatu) 131 mi
Third closest city location Norsup (Vanuatu) 140 mi
Fourth closest city location Santo (Vanuatu) 181 mi
Fifth closest city location Aname (Vanuatu) 184 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Sea River is Port Vila Bauerfield (Port-vila) Airport (VLI) in Vanuatu, which is 18 km (11 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Sea River is Ouanaham (Lifou) Airport (LIF) in New Caledonia, 350 km (217 miles) away.
Sea River break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Sea River, Vanuatu - Efate. Use the tab navigation above to view Sea River sea temperature, Sea River photographs, Sea River detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Sea River webcams, current wind from Vanuatu - Efate live weather stations and Sea River 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. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Sea River.