Erakor Island surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
28.7° 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 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
63
49
35
37
79
77
67
67
35
40
57
22
23
22
22
29
29
20
28
30
20
19
19
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:22PM1.10m
5:06AM1.28m
6:04PM1.10m
5:35AM1.27m
6:45PM1.09m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.21m
11:04PM0.44m
11:47AM0.16m
11:38PM0.49m
12:21PM0.14m
00:11AM0.54m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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5:58
5:58
6:00
6:00
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5:28
5:27
5:27
5:25
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
28
27
28
27
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.6
S
7
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
63
49
35
37
19
14
9
9
35
9
9
18
18
12
13
8
29
20
28
30
20
19
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
14
0.3
NE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
N
13
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
6
8
13
4
3
3
4
9
3
3
8
14
17
22
29
6
7
4
6
18
10
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
11
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.4
SE
9
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
10
0.3
NE
8
0.3
S
7
Energy kJ
2
3
3
16
16
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
3
22
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
11
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
Energy kJ
147
23
18
15
16
79
77
67
67
17
40
57
22
23
2
2
4
4
5
3
3
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
518
518
1029
941
518
518
518
518
518
527
940
939
518
518
518
518
518
527
527
527
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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