Pounders 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.78° S 168.26° E

Issued: 4 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pounders sea temperature is

25.6° C

Pounders surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pounders today (21 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Pounders at 12AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	19s
Evening (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).
	Mon 20				Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 19	S 18	S 18	S 7	S 17	SE 4	ESE 6	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	S 14	S 14	S 14	SE 5	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	123	122	106	99	59	49	72	243	113	55	41	37	37	34	68	176	237	277	274	326
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SE	SSE	SE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				10:47PM1.15m					11:07AM0.88m				11:33PM1.12m				12:28PM0.83m
Low Tide		4:08PM0.31m					5:22AM0.41m			4:54PM0.43m					6:29AM0.38m				5:47PM0.53m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—
mm	5	2	2	2	2	—	1	1	1	2	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	22	21	22	22	22	21	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	23	22	22	22
Feels °C	26	20	19	24	23	23	17	19	20	19	18	19	19	20	19	19	19	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	S 7	S 7	S 16	S 16	S 16	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 8	S 18	S 18	S 17
kJ	83	50	47	36	59	44	46	45	42	32	31	16	16	16	16	16	33	55	54	53
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 19	S 18	S 18	NE 8	NE 8	W 12	W 12	SE 13	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	123	122	106	99	35	35	3	3	28	39	38	37	37	34	32	31	15	15	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	S 18	S 17	W 12	S 20	S 19	SE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 18	S 19	S 18	S 13	S 13	S 13
kJ	33	33	33	32	55	49	3	7	28	27	17	17	17	16	26	62	60	13	13	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 6	—	—	SE 4	ESE 6	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8
kJ	5	41	72	71	—	—	72	243	113	55	41	21	21	27	68	176	237	277	274	326
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hopscotch Efate	Takara Efate	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	White Cows Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Desperations Mamanucas	Desperations Mamanucas	Sigatoka Rivermouth Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Lighthouse Kadavu Passage	Momi Bay Viti Levu	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	1	1	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	28	32	517	30	1	1	526	526	944	939	939	517	939	939	980	946	1077	955	517	517
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate	White Cows	The Sequel		Forari Mine Lefts and Rights	Sea River	The Sequel
Rating (10 max)	4	3		3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu	White Cows Efate	The Sequel Efate		Forari Mine Lefts and Rights Efate	Sea River Efate	The Sequel Efate
Rating (10 max)	4	3		3	3	3
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5

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