Ifira Island surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 07 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 2PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 07). An 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 (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)2ft (0.6m)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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
ESE
10
1
ESE
11
0.6
SE
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
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
240
90
75
73
75
64
64
44
43
62
64
68
69
70
47
47
70
73
98
113
111
109
106
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
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
8:16AM1.08m
10:40PM0.97m
9:04AM1.03m
11:40PM0.98m
10:07AM0.98m
00:34AM1.02m
Low Tide
3:33PM0.27m
3:39AM0.74m
4:24PM0.30m
4:54AM0.74m
5:19PM0.33m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
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5:24
5:23
5:23
5:22
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
26
25
26
25
24
26
27
27
26
26
25
26
25
26
26
27
26
25
24
24
24
26
26
27
26
25
26
26
25
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
26
28
27
26
25
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SE
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
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
Energy kJ
14
13
90
75
73
75
64
64
44
43
62
64
68
69
70
47
47
70
73
98
113
111
109
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.5
S
6
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Energy kJ
10
10
20
9
9
8
8
7
8
5
7
7
6
7
11
7
10
15
15
15
24
23
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
6
6
10
3
6
25
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
17
16
16
15
1
15
3
14
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
11
0.7
E
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
231
240
14
13
13
14
6
5
5
3
3
5
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
521
521
521
530
521
521
521
521
521
521
943
1004
521
4
4
4
521
943
943
4
4
4
4
941
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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