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Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 01 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
28.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pounders today?
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | |
32 | 16 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.10m | 5:35AM1.27m | 6:45PM1.09m | 6:04AM1.25m | 7:25PM1.06m | 6:34AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.16m | 11:38PM0.49m | 12:21PM0.14m | 00:11AM0.54m | 12:54PM0.14m | 00:44AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
 kJ | 9 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NE 8 | NE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 8 | NE 8 | S 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | N 13 | S 7 | S 17 | S 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 6 | S 15 | NE 10 | S 7 | NE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 32 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 944 | 943 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 944 | 517 | 517 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 550 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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