Black Sands Beach Surf Forecast

/ Efate (31 surf breaks) /

Vanuatu (31 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (17.71° S 168.22° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Black Sands Beach surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 12 Oct 2025 +11

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

Today's Black Sands Beach sea temperature is 26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Black Sands Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Black Sands Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (12 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	17s
Evening (12 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	4s

Table - waves today at Black Sands Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Sunday 12				Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	E	E	E	E	E	SE	E	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	17	8	4	4	4	4	9	8	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	3	8	4	3	3	4
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	23	86	22	24	26	24	19	65	19	18	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	40	8	86	12	9	10	8
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)				9:03PM 1.12					11:38AM 0.98			10:17PM 1.05					12:57PM 1.01				11:45PM 1.01
Low Tide / height (m)						4:20AM 0.18				4:36PM 0.70					5:36AM 0.21				6:13PM 0.70				6:49AM 0.23

	Sunday 12				Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:18	-
Sunset	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	27	26	25	24	24	24	26	27	27	26	25	24	24	24	26	27	27	26	25	24	24	24	25	26
Feels °C (?)	26	26	26	25	25	24	26	26	27	26	27	26	26	26	27	27	27	25	25	25	24	25	24	24

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Efate

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Black Sands Beach (moderate winds from the E at Bauerfield Airport - Efate Island 9 km from Black Sands Beach). 1.1m 3s local chop from the ESE with a 0.3m 8s swell from the SE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Cross-On

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