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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 23 Aug 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
26.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) at 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

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Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
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
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888888899999998988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)632586550560574595535491441432409452789451467477465469465453428431353311
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
1.39
5:43PM
1.28
5:21AM
1.36
6:15PM
1.29
5:59AM
1.31
6:45PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.06
11:27PM
0.42
11:51AM
0.11
12:06AM
0.41
12:24PM
0.19
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Sunrise--6:00-------5:58-------5:58-----
Sunset-----5:37-------5:37-------5:37--
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------1-----1111
Temp. °C232324242424242424242425252525252525252525252525
Feels °C (?)191920212121212222222223232425262627262627272727
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Efate

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) (light winds from the E at Bauerfield Airport - Efate Island 24 km from Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island)). 1.8m 8s swell from the E with a 0.5m 11s groundswell from the SSE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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7 km/h
E
0.0
26.4
Air / Water (°C)
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