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Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 23 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
29.6° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pounders today?

The current surf forecast for Pounders at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
0.9
SW
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.3
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.6
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)958888777661010999814131212111615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)311331651048263827356513571926059575234165229214189172537
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
1.13
9:31AM
1.24
9:25PM
1.06
10:12AM
1.25
10:34PM
0.99
10:59AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
0.54
2:56AM
0.29
3:46PM
0.50
3:37AM
0.38
4:48PM
0.46
4:25AM
0.49
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise------5:28-------5:28-------5:30-
Sunset-6:28-------6:28-------6:28------
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clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1------------------11-
Temp. °C292827272626272728272726262627282827262625252628
Feels °C (?)302930292828272728272827282829302828282827262729
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