Ifira Island surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 17 Apr 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
29.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 6PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.9
ESE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)161214131312121211111110101013131212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75246102875447444338372033313253807547444223232221
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
1.35
5:51PM
1.21
5:44AM
1.37
6:39PM
1.21
6:21AM
1.38
7:31PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
0.14
11:41PM
0.35
12:22PM
0.07
12:23AM
0.41
1:07PM
0.03
1:07AM
0.49
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset---5:36-------5:36-------5:35----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11111--12332142------1--
Temp. °C272727272626252526282826252525262728282726262626
Feels °C (?)292828282728262627293029282828303030292928282826
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