Erakor Island surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 09 May 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
28.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Erakor Island today?

The current surf forecast for Erakor Island at 7AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (09 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (09 May)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
1.2
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
47
47
70
73
111
113
147
145
104
99
99
99
99
98
71
69
119
172
149
149
129
132
110
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:40PM0.98m
10:07AM0.98m
00:34AM1.02m
11:24AM0.94m
1:19AM1.07m
12:44PM0.94m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.74m
5:19PM0.33m
6:14AM0.70m
6:16PM0.34m
7:22AM0.61m
7:11PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
26
27
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
28
27
28
27
27
28
27
27
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.6
S
6
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
70
47
47
70
73
111
113
147
145
104
99
99
99
99
98
71
26
54
31
31
31
27
29
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
NE
9
Energy kJ
7
11
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
34
13
13
69
31
13
13
29
30
19
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
NE
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
NE
9
0.1
SW
12
0.3
S
14
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
16
3
15
15
15
15
14
13
3
4
15
14
35
13
34
28
31
13
6
35
13
13
12
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
3
1.2
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
3
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
2
3
5
5
5
8
10
4
119
172
149
149
129
132
110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
941
941
0
3
32
3
3
940
941
1029
1831
1002
941
941
941
941
940
941
941
941
518
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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