Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 01 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
29.0° 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 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (01 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sun
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)12121211111111111312111111111010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3012872251601551148411252989284855552503131302928151514
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sun
04
Sunrise5:13-------5:15-------5:15-------
Sunset---6:24-------6:24-------6:25----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------11-----
Temp. °C262727262625242426272626262524242625262625252424
Feels °C (?)262626252625252527272625262525262826272624262525
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