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Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 28 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pounders today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | |
64 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 65 | 60 | 45 | 42 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 23 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 65 | 39 | 57 | 55 | 95 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:22AM1.24m | 4:28PM0.99m | 3:55AM1.24m | 5:15PM1.01m | 4:28AM1.25m | 5:57PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.21m | 9:52PM0.52m | 10:51AM0.15m | 10:31PM0.56m | 11:27AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 17 |
 kJ | 64 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 65 | 60 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 7 | S 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 14 | 30 | 35 | 27 | 28 | 41 | 49 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 43 | 12 | 65 | 16 | 15 | 55 | 95 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | S 14 | S 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 42 | 16 | 36 | 57 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | — | ESE 2 | E 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 522 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 1 |
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