Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 16 Oct 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
26.8° 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 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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

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Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
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
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)5456777777777787181817168888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4231581027783836446453334342733435554504620191616
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
1.05
3:29PM
1.17
3:18AM
1.08
4:02PM
1.21
4:07AM
1.10
4:31PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
0.55
8:54AM
0.24
9:35PM
0.46
9:37AM
0.26
10:16PM
0.37
10:15AM
0.29
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----5:16-------5:16-------5:16---
Sunset-------5:46-------5:47-------5:47
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1------1-
Temp. °C242424242526262524242323262727262524242426272626
Feels °C (?)222222212323242323242323262727262625262528282727
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Efate

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Pounders (light winds from the E at Bauerfield Airport - Efate Island 10 km from Pounders). 1.4m 6s windswell from the SE to make surfable waves.

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17 km/h
E
Cross-Shore
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