- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 23 May 2026 +11Forecast 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
27.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pounders today?
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 12 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
60 | 73 | 96 | 99 | 78 | 80 | 51 | 58 | 82 | 80 | 95 | 105 | 154 | 161 | 157 | 181 | 176 | 152 | 148 | 123 | 101 | 80 | 61 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.12m | 10:42AM1.03m | 00:33AM1.14m | 12:03PM0.97m | 1:24AM1.17m | 1:24PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.63m | 5:34PM0.21m | 6:42AM0.57m | 6:35PM0.29m | 7:50AM0.48m | 7:31PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 56 | 55 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 47 | 51 | 40 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | ESE 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 10 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 60 | 73 | 96 | 99 | 78 | 80 | 51 | 58 | 82 | 80 | 95 | 105 | 154 | 161 | 157 | 181 | 176 | 152 | 148 | 123 | 101 | 80 | 61 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 522 | 939 | 939 | 31 | 939 | 939 | 27 | 939 | 27 | 980 | 980 | 945 | 943 | 939 | 945 | 945 | 945 | 980 | 945 | 939 | 27 | 24 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Pounders surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest