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Bobs surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 +11
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Bobs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bobs sea temperature is
29.1° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bobs today?

The current surf forecast for Bobs at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Bobs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.2
E
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.5
ESE
0.4
SE
0.5
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)10109999988888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)326307251207203199194523918111388868463636335153315141414
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27AM
1.01
3:31PM
1.23
5:04AM
1.04
4:09PM
1.26
5:39AM
1.07
4:46PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
0.62
10:32PM
0.16
10:18AM
0.60
11:07PM
0.12
10:56AM
0.58
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--5:22-------5:22-------5:24-----
Sunset-----6:27-------6:27-------6:27--
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Rain (mm)
1112254-121-12425-113126
Temp. °C272728282826262727272829292928272728292928272626
Feels °C (?)282830303028303030293031313332303030313028262525
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