Ifira Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.75° S 168.29° E

Issued: 4 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ifira Island sea temperature is

25.5° C

Ifira 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 Ifira Island today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 23s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ifira Island at 9AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	17s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Evening (19 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	23s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	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 18	S 17	S 17	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	S 23	SSW 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	S 20	S 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	55	53	50	45	60	59	90	158	150	143	210	194	123	122	106	99	54	49	46	45	42	39	38	37
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:57AM1.07m				10:03PM1.17m				9:57AM0.97m				10:47PM1.15m					11:07AM0.88m
Low Tide		3:19AM0.45m				3:25PM0.19m				4:18AM0.43m				4:08PM0.31m					5:22AM0.41m			4:54PM0.43m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	4	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	6	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	24	26	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	23	23
Feels °C	24	24	24	25	25	24	25	25	24	25	26	27	27	26	25	25	23	17	18	19	20	19	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SSW 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	S 20	S 20	SSW 19	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 16	SSE 6	S 16	NE 8	NE 8	S 14
kJ	39	39	40	32	31	19	18	158	150	143	210	194	123	76	45	45	44	43	46	29	42	31	31	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 14	SSW 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	SSE 6	SE 14	S 16	SE 13	S 15	S 15	SSE 13
kJ	42	41	40	38	60	59	57	19	19	18	18	18	33	122	106	99	54	8	29	45	28	39	38	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 23	S 23	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 8	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	S 17	W 12	SE 13	S 19	SE 13	SE 13	S 18
kJ	55	53	50	45	19	43	90	57	56	55	54	54	18	33	33	32	31	49	3	28	28	27	27	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 9	NE 4	NE 9	NE 4	NE 9	NE 9	NE 4	NE 4	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	E 5	E 5	ESE 4	SE 4	ESE 4
kJ	47	198	49	179	41	192	192	39	41	159	159	112	78	—	—	—	—	—	136	60	60	32	35	42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	Ifira Island Efate	Ifira Island Efate	Ifira Island Efate	Ifira Island Efate	Ifira Island Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Desperations Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	3	3	2	3
Distance (km)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	521	521	941	937	943	943	952	937
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate	British Beach	British Beach	British Beach	British Beach	British Beach	British Beach	British Beach	British Beach	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef)	Hopscotch	Hopscotch	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef)	Takara	The Sequel	British Beach	Fast Lefts
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Hopscotch Efate	Hopscotch Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Takara Efate	The Sequel Efate	British Beach Efate	Fast Lefts Efate
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	1	1
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand	Benkunqut Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4

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