Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 03 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
28.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pounders today?

The current surf forecast for Pounders at 7AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (03 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
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 (?)
0.5
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
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.4
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)1010101010109999998888885991095
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)525031313029281515141413121266789141495923
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58AM
1.19
5:02PM
1.43
6:47AM
1.22
5:52PM
1.41
7:34AM
1.24
6:41PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
-0.03
11:16AM
0.61
12:06AM
-0.06
12:09PM
0.60
12:53AM
-0.05
1:00PM
0.60
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise--5:15-------5:16-------5:16-----
Sunset-----6:25-------6:25-------6:25--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242426272726252525252627272726252525272828272626
Feels °C (?)252526272625252625252526252626252626272828282726
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