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Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 +11
Forecast 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
27.9° 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: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
2 PM
5 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
131
103
101
61
33
74
106
109
128
71
68
64
64
80
80
137
45
45
42
34
48
45
44
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:43PM1.15m
5:10AM1.39m
6:36PM1.17m
5:54AM1.38m
7:31PM1.16m
6:40AM1.35m
Low Tide
11:15PM0.46m
12:05PM-0.05m
00:03AM0.51m
12:53PM-0.08m
00:54AM0.56m
1:44PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
6:05
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:05
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:05
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:21
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:21
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:20
 mm
—
—
—
1
—
1
1
—
1
1
1
1
—
—
1
—
1
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
26
27
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
27
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
Feels °C
25
26
26
24
26
26
26
26
25
26
24
24
25
27
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
S
8
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
130
131
90
87
61
33
74
106
109
75
71
68
64
64
80
80
34
45
45
18
26
48
45
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
3
7
3
3
3
19
28
27
3
3
39
48
49
40
34
37
7
16
12
42
34
33
32
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
NE
8
0.1
W
13
0.2
S
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
12
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
3
4
10
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
7
3
3
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.9
ESE
10
0.6
E
4
0.8
SE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
Energy kJ
106
106
103
101
24
23
10
8
12
128
13
10
10
10
9
9
137
10
17
9
6
6
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
Restaurants
Mamanucas
La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail)
New-Caledonia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
517
946
517
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