Erakor Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.79° S 168.30° E

Issued: 10 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Erakor Island sea temperature is

25.5° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Erakor Island at 4PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	20s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	19s
Evening (20 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 20						Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	S 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	S 18	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	SE 5	S 19	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	210	194	123	122	106	133	131	99	50	55	42	39	38	37	37	36	33	66	137	209	362	392
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNW	S	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		9:57AM0.97m				10:47PM1.15m					11:07AM0.88m				11:33PM1.12m				12:28PM0.83m
Low Tide				4:08PM0.31m					5:22AM0.41m			4:54PM0.43m					6:29AM0.38m				5:47PM0.53m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—
mm	1	4	7	2	4	5	6	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	23	22	22	22	21	21	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	23	23	22	22	22
Feels °C	26	26	24	21	20	19	20	21	19	20	20	20	21	21	20	20	19	20	19	17	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	S 20	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	S 16	S 16	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 14	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 18	S 17
kJ	210	194	83	64	49	36	35	35	46	45	18	18	18	37	17	16	16	16	15	14	54	53
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 14	SSW 19	SSW 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	SE 14	SE 13	S 16	S 15	S 15	SSE 13	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 19	S 18	S 18	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	54	54	123	122	106	99	55	49	29	28	42	39	38	17	37	34	32	62	60	55	15	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	W 12	S 20	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	S 18	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 18	S 13	S 10	S 13	S 13	S 13
kJ	18	18	33	53	33	32	31	30	3	7	28	27	27	25	17	16	26	31	8	14	13	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NNE 9	—	S 6	SSE 5	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	118	103	—	29	88	133	131	99	50	55	31	24	13	21	22	36	33	66	137	209	362	392
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Erakor Island Efate	Erakor Island Efate	Forari Mine Lefts and Rights Efate	Forari Mine Lefts and Rights Efate	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Desperations Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	27	27	518	518	518	518	518	934	934	934	941	941	941	941	941	518	941	950	941	518
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate	Sea River	Hopscotch	White Cows	The Sequel
Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu	Sea River Efate	Hopscotch Efate	White Cows Efate	The Sequel Efate
Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	3
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Jongensfontein South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5

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