Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025 +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
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Pounders today?

The current surf forecast for Pounders at 9PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)--
Afternoon (18 Dec)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (18 Dec)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
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 (?)
0.9
SE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.8
SE
0.2
S
0.8
SE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.3
S
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)61515151414146166666777741244445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)524544434141413819434746345959686214251413121218
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15PM
1.27
5:56AM
1.06
4:50PM
1.28
6:35AM
1.08
5:25PM
1.27
7:12AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
0.17
11:00AM
0.67
11:54PM
0.14
11:39AM
0.68
12:29AM
0.13
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-
Sunset-6:17-------6:19-------6:19------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C272726262626272828272626252526272727262625252728
Feels °C (?)252625252626262727262626252526272727272726262728
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