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Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 15 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
29.3° 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 6AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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

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Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
0.2
ESE
0.2
S
1.4
W
1.4
W
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.6
W
0.6
WNW
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)10811998888988888814141414881013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4316934733266662151776999916161514450713
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
0
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
15
N
10
NE
20
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03AM
1.02
3:52PM
1.25
5:40AM
1.07
4:32PM
1.28
6:14AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
0.24
10:00AM
0.71
10:59PM
0.19
10:44AM
0.68
11:34PM
0.15
11:25AM
0.66
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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Sunset-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28
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Rain (mm)
4312-27341335-453331--12
Temp. °C272626262829282827272727283030292827272729302927
Feels °C (?)302829293133333331313131313333333130303031303028
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