Ifira Island surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 +11
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Ifira Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ifira Island sea temperature is
28.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ifira Island today?

The current surf forecast for Ifira Island at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (07 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
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)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
50
152
283
231
240
198
75
73
75
64
64
44
62
62
64
68
69
70
70
70
73
94
111
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:44PM0.98m
8:16AM1.08m
10:40PM0.97m
9:04AM1.03m
11:40PM0.98m
10:07AM0.98m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.72m
3:33PM0.27m
3:39AM0.74m
4:24PM0.30m
4:54AM0.74m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:01
6:01
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5:24
5:23
5:23
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
28
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
27
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
NNE
10
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
13
Energy kJ
48
50
9
9
16
24
24
75
73
75
64
64
44
62
62
64
68
69
70
70
70
73
94
111
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
NE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
Energy kJ
8
13
14
3
10
10
10
18
18
8
8
10
9
5
5
12
5
4
11
7
10
10
25
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
19
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
1
1
5
6
6
6
7
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
5
7
7
2
2
15
15
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.9
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
9
9
152
283
231
240
198
10
9
9
9
6
5
3
3
1
3
3
4
8
8
6
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
526
521
521
521
521
521
521
530
521
521
521
521
521
521
943
1004
530
521
4
4
521
530
1031
1031
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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