Ifira Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Efate, Vanuatu)

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Ifira Island Surf Guide

Ifira Island in Efate is a very sheltered point break. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south.Surfers ride left hand point. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Take care of rips, rocks and sharks.

Ifira Island Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	5	rarely breaks	28.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ifira Island:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ifira Island occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Ifira Island (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Ifira Island with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 0% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 100% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

100%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Ifira Island Location Map

Interactive Ifira Island surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Ifira Island is Port Vila Bauerfield (Port-vila) Airport (VLI) in Vanuatu, which is 7 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Ifira Island is Ouanaham (Lifou) Airport (LIF) in New Caledonia, 354 km (220 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Ifira Island Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 03:37 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period (s)	10	10	10	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Ifira Island

Current tide and informaton

For Port Vila, Vanuatu, 3 km from Ifira Island.

Next High Water: 08:16am | 1.08m

Next Low Water: 03:33pm | 0.27m

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Ifira Island Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(28.4 °C) too at Ifira Island, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite