Ifira Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.75° S 168.29° E

Issued: 10 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ifira Island sea temperature is

25.6° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ifira Island at 6AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Evening (23 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Fri night).
	Wed 22		Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	500	455	458	412	418	381	285	236	224	146	118	81	79	59	62	39	39	37
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			00:21AM1.11m				1:55PM0.82m				1:12AM1.10m					3:10PM0.85m
Low Tide	5:47PM0.53m				7:35AM0.33m				6:49PM0.61m					8:34AM0.28m			7:56PM0.64m


	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	22	23	24	24	23	23	22
Feels °C	19	20	18	18	20	20	19	19	19	20	20	21	22	23	23	23	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	NE 8	S 17	NE 8	S 16	S 16	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 8
kJ	54	18	50	18	45	20	17	17	17	146	118	81	79	59	62	39	39	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 17	W 9	S 16	S 12	S 12	S 16	S 15	S 15	NE 8	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	13	53	2	46	3	3	19	17	17	17	56	36	37	37	34	31	21	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	S 13	W 12	S 12	—	W 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SE 11	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	3	13	3	3	—	3	3	3	3	19	16	16	15	16	15	16	15	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 4	E 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	500	455	458	412	418	381	285	236	224	11	6	3	3	3	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	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	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	Fausse Passe New-Caledonia	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Desperations Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	521	521	521	521	521	521	521	521	521	521	521	521	521	521	568	1031	937	937
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