Ifira Island surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 12 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
28.3° C
(Which is 1.5°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 5AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (13 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (13 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
1.1
SSE
6
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
124
116
157
150
206
140
130
130
187
134
125
121
117
94
80
85
97
88
74
69
92
215
204
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:36AM1.20m
2:59PM1.02m
3:13AM1.27m
3:56PM1.07m
3:50AM1.33m
4:50PM1.12m
Low Tide
8:03PM0.36m
9:06AM0.37m
8:52PM0.37m
9:50AM0.23m
9:40PM0.39m
10:34AM0.11m
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6:03
6:03
6:03
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5:22
5:22
5:21
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Temp °C
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
25
24
24
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
23
22
22
22
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
9
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
Energy kJ
131
124
116
157
150
206
140
130
130
187
134
125
121
117
80
74
72
72
71
25
13
68
215
204
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
S
17
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
S
22
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
S
20
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSW
17
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
21
20
20
8
53
8
84
82
46
3
7
7
11
11
5
37
11
11
67
13
25
92
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
SW
16
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
24
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
21
0.1
NE
8
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
16
0.1
NE
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
12
12
8
10
8
4
3
7
11
8
7
7
7
11
3
3
36
35
3
66
43
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
50
55
63
58
58
65
65
65
69
72
77
72
72
91
94
80
85
97
88
74
69
67
71
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
943
941
941
942
943
943
1754
1754
943
521
521
521
521
521
1833
943
521
521
521
521
521
521
943
521
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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