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Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 +11Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
27.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pounders today?
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 10PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | |
78 | 28 | 36 | 69 | 91 | 106 | 109 | 149 | 189 | 179 | 205 | 208 | 202 | 176 | 157 | 131 | 104 | 82 | 60 | 43 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 00:33AM1.14m | 12:03PM0.97m | 1:24AM1.17m | 1:24PM0.95m | 2:08AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.21m | 6:42AM0.57m | 6:35PM0.29m | 7:50AM0.48m | 7:31PM0.35m | 8:46AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
 kJ | 15 | 21 | 12 | 69 | 55 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 60 | 43 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 24 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 38 | 40 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 14 | NNE 10 | S 13 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 28 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | 78 | 23 | 31 | 66 | 91 | 106 | 109 | 149 | 189 | 179 | 205 | 208 | 202 | 176 | 157 | 131 | 104 | 82 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 939 | 939 | 939 | 9 | 943 | 939 | 939 | 980 | 980 | 980 | 939 | 939 | 980 | 943 | 980 | 993 | 1026 | 980 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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