Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) Surf Forecast

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Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 16 Oct 2025 +11

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Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) sea temperature is 26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) today?

The current surf forecast for Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) at 5PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

Table - waves today at Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Thursday 16				Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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	8 AM	11 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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	171	171	144	201	212	206	240	286	269	238	208	176	171	150	155	160	187	191	155	135	113	113	110	110
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		2:24PM 1.23				2:04AM 1.18				3:00PM 1.28				2:52AM 1.20				3:30PM 1.32				3:34AM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)				8:17PM 0.53				8:27AM 0.23				9:00PM 0.44				9:05AM 0.25				9:38PM 0.37				9:39AM 0.29

	Thursday 16				Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-
Sunset	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	25	25
Feels °C (?)	22	23	23	22	21	21	22	23	23	23	24	25	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	27	26	26	27	27

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Efate

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) (moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 120 degs) at Bauerfield Airport - Efate Island 24 km from Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island)). 1.3m 7s swell from the E to make surfable waves.
1 hour 21 minutes ago Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island)

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24 km away, 1 h 21 min ago

22 km/h

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26.6

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