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Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 +11
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Pounders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pounders sea temperature is
28.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Pounders today?

The current surf forecast for Pounders at 5AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
W
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)1288118881010101013121211111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3531016195101515133130158190156144228357403396332326254244234235267
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		ononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
0.89
1:34PM
1.18
3:27AM
0.93
2:22PM
1.20
4:21AM
0.98
3:09PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
0.43
7:09AM
0.68
8:55PM
0.36
8:13AM
0.72
9:41PM
0.30
9:10AM
0.72
Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----5:22-------5:22-------5:22---
Sunset-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
2----11--------1-1---125
Temp. °C272626262728282826262625272828282726262628292927
Feels °C (?)302829282929303029293029313132323029292931323230
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