Erakor Island surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 +11
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Erakor Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Erakor Island sea temperature is
28.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Erakor Island today?

The current surf forecast for Erakor Island at 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)666777777667777888899998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5055657173606046103885170596152646851523839252524
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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
/ height (m)
9:46AM
1.23
9:14PM
1.10
10:30AM
1.21
10:15PM
1.00
11:13AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:03AM
0.18
3:43PM
0.58
3:45AM
0.30
4:45PM
0.57
4:27AM
0.42
5:51PM
0.54
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise--5:18-------5:18-------5:20-----
Sunset-----6:27-------6:27-------6:27--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------12243113266645
Temp. °C262728282828272727272829282726262626262525252525
Feels °C (?)293031313030292827283031292725242423232222222222
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