Erakor Island surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 +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
26.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
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 (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
SE
1.1
ESE
0.1
S
0.1
S
1
SE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.2
S
0.4
SSE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)66616155444413134666666881458
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2627182047558473645333515171920171110310315106
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
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)
4:05PM
1.10
3:27AM
1.15
4:41PM
1.15
4:17AM
1.18
5:13PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
0.13
9:46PM
0.52
10:10AM
0.12
10:31PM
0.44
10:49AM
0.13
11:10PM
0.37
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:39-------
Sunset---5:42-------5:42-------5:42----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1---1--------1-
Temp. °C252525242423232323252524232323232425242523232323
Feels °C (?)212021212020202020212222212019202021212321212223
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Efate

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Erakor Island (moderate winds from the ESE at Bauerfield Airport - Efate Island 10 km from Erakor Island). 1.7m 4s local chop from the E to make surfable waves.

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22 km/h
ESE
Cross-Shore
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