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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 01 May 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
29.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) in the next 12 days are 1.4m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (May 03) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Friday (May 02) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (+11) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 8AM (Sat 3rd May)4.5ft (1.4m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mangea Reefs (The Channel Island) over the next 12 days.

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Thu
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.4
SE
0.5
ESE
1
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
E
1.8
E
2.1
ESE
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
2
E
1.8
E
2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)99141391267777778878999101010101099989998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)73735499172127138247270338432358276248223147177165221221256246256302296685539670579521575593603619743935
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
40
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00PM
1.13
8:08AM
1.27
10:17PM
1.09
9:15AM
1.17
11:35PM
1.10
10:35AM
1.10
12:40AM
1.13
11:56AM
1.07
1:31AM
1.18
1:05PM
1.07
2:10AM
1.22
2:01PM
1.08
2:42AM
1.26
2:49PM
1.10
3:09AM
1.29
3:31PM
1.11
3:35AM
1.32
4:10PM
1.12
4:00AM
1.33
4:49PM
1.13
4:28AM
1.33
5:28PM
1.12
4:57AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
0.64
3:15PM
0.15
3:30AM
0.70
4:24PM
0.22
4:57AM
0.71
5:34PM
0.26
6:21AM
0.67
6:36PM
0.30
7:27AM
0.60
7:27PM
0.32
8:17AM
0.52
8:10PM
0.35
8:58AM
0.44
8:47PM
0.38
9:33AM
0.36
9:21PM
0.42
10:06AM
0.29
9:54PM
0.45
10:38AM
0.24
10:27PM
0.49
11:11AM
0.20
11:00PM
0.53
11:46AM
0.18
Thu
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise--5:58--5:58--5:58--6:00--6:00--6:00--6:01--6:01--6:01--6:01--6:01--6:01
Sunset5:27--5:27--5:25--5:25--5:24--5:24--5:23--5:23--5:22--5:22--5:22--5:22--
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Rain (mm)
-4136244-12--16492121134916361114114814
Temp. °C272727272627272627262626262727262728272828282727272726262727272727272726
Feels °C (?)313130302726262426242322242627262729283030302828282824262526262726272726

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Long Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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