Pounders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.78° S 168.26° E

Issued: 4 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pounders sea temperature is

25.5° C

Pounders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pounders today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pounders at 10AM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	20s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	19s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 21	SSW 21	S 20	S 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSE 6	SE 7	S 18	SE 7	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	150	143	210	194	123	122	188	183	54	61	46	45	42	39	38	37	37	34	58	103	147	172	378	412
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	N	W	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	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				9:57AM0.97m				10:47PM1.15m					11:07AM0.88m				11:33PM1.12m				12:28PM0.83m
Low Tide		4:18AM0.43m				4:08PM0.31m					5:22AM0.41m			4:54PM0.43m					6:29AM0.38m				5:47PM0.53m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—
mm	3	3	2	4	4	1	4	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	24	24	22	22	21	21	21	20	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	21	22	23	23	23	22	21
Feels °C	25	26	26	28	20	20	19	20	22	19	20	21	21	20	20	21	20	18	19	20	19	19	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 21	NE 9	NE 9	S 20	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	SSE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 19	NE 8	S 8	S 18	NE 8
kJ	150	40	65	194	83	62	47	36	45	35	35	25	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	62	15	45	54	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSW 21	S 20	SE 14	SSW 19	SSW 19	S 18	S 18	NE 8	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 10	S 18	S 13	S 17
kJ	18	143	210	54	123	122	106	99	35	49	46	45	42	39	38	37	37	34	32	31	18	55	13	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 8	SE 15	SE 8	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	S 18	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 18	S 10	S 18	S 13	W 13	S 13
kJ	56	18	54	18	33	33	33	32	54	30	29	28	28	27	27	17	17	16	26	8	60	13	3	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNE 9	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 7	ESE 4	SE 7	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 8	SSE 8
kJ	43	28	12	103	—	54	188	183	19	61	24	36	23	17	17	17	13	16	58	103	147	172	378	412
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	British Beach Efate	Pounders Efate	Pounders Efate	Pounders Efate	Forari Mine Lefts and Rights Efate	Takara Efate	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	British Beach Efate	Teouma Bay Efate	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Desperations Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Desperations Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Noosa - Granite Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Granite Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	1	0	0	0	31	32	517	517	1	11	517	939	939	939	955	939	939	939	946	517	1828	1828	1799	517
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef)	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef)	Sea River	Hopscotch	The Sequel	The Sequel			British Beach	Teouma Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	2	3	3			1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Sea River Efate	Hopscotch Efate	The Sequel Efate	The Sequel Efate			British Beach Efate	Teouma Bay Efate
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	2	3	3			1	2
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	5

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