Erakor Island surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 18 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
29.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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 (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)14141313131313131210101291212111111111111111312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1514141413131312128711211111010999992926
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
45
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
1.11
5:10PM
1.29
6:47AM
1.14
5:47PM
1.29
7:19AM
1.17
6:24PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
0.15
11:25AM
0.66
12:08AM
0.12
12:04PM
0.63
12:41AM
0.11
12:43PM
0.61
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--5:24-------5:24-------5:26-----
Sunset-----6:28-------6:28-------6:28--
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-111-1212------111221---
Temp. °C282729303028282828282828292827282727272828282829
Feels °C (?)312931313129302828292726282725262424242627252528
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