Erakor Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.79° S 168.30° E

Issued: 10 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Erakor Island sea temperature is

24.6°C

Erakor Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Erakor Island today (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Erakor Island at 6PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	19s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	18s
Evening (01 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 1						Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 13	S 9	S 9	S 9
Wave Graph
kJ	112	162	389	376	347	330	322	239	224	215	209	153	153	150	99	96	62	60	85	41	39	36
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-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		8:57AM1.03m				8:22PM1.21m				10:07AM0.98m				9:15PM1.15m					11:32AM0.96m			10:25PM1.09m
Low Tide				2:25PM0.54m				3:27AM0.16m				3:22PM0.63m				4:35AM0.20m				4:41PM0.69m


	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1
Temp °C	24	25	25	24	23	23	23	22	24	26	26	26	24	24	23	23	25	26	27	26	24	24
Feels °C	23	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	24	26	26	27	26	26	24	25	26	26	28	27	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	NE 10	NE 10	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 11	SSW 13	NE 9	NE 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	86	162	389	376	347	330	322	239	224	215	209	156	132	110	87	89	90	60	70	53	39	36
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	SE 5	NE 8	NE 10	SE 12	ESE 8	NE 10	ESE 8	NE 10	NE 10	SE 8	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	SSW 14	S 8	S 13	S 9	NE 9	NE 12
kJ	112	6	24	16	23	6	48	6	52	77	11	153	153	150	99	96	62	22	85	41	41	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	S 11	NE 11	ESE 7	W 17	SE 12	ESE 8	SE 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 16	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 9	NE 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 9
kJ	5	35	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	10	18	19	19	19	19	14	33	22	35	35	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NE 6	ENE 3	NE 8	NE 10	NE 10	NE 4	NE 10	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 10	—	—	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 3	NE 9	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	ENE 8
kJ	43	18	3	65	100	142	10	138	16	10	127	—	—	1	2	5	5	70	—	1	4	48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Devils Point Efate	Devils Point Efate	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Ifira Island Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	Triplets Efate	Triplets Efate	British Beach Efate	Erakor Island Efate	Erakor Island Efate	Erakor Island Efate	Erakor Island Efate	Erakor Island Efate	Erakor Island Efate	Devils Point Efate	Devils Point Efate	Devils Point Efate	British Beach Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Erakor Island Efate
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	4	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	518	14	14	518	5	3	3	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	14	14	3	3	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate		Lava Rock	Lava Rock		Lava Rock	British Beach	British Beach	Devils Point	Lava Rock	Lava Rock	Lava Rock	Sea River	Sea River	Sea River	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef)	Sea River	Lava Rock	Lava Rock	Lava Rock	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef)	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef)	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef)
Rating (10 max)		2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu		Lava Rock Efate	Lava Rock Efate		Lava Rock Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	Devils Point Efate	Lava Rock Efate	Lava Rock Efate	Lava Rock Efate	Sea River Efate	Sea River Efate	Sea River Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Sea River Efate	Lava Rock Efate	Lava Rock Efate	Lava Rock Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate
Rating (10 max)		2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	7	5	5	7	6	5	4

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