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Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 21 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
27.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pounders today?
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SE 10 | SE 12 | |
28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 79 | 91 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 29 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:25AM1.21m | 10:32PM1.12m | 9:28AM1.12m | 11:35PM1.12m | 10:42AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.64m | 3:34PM0.05m | 4:03AM0.65m | 4:33PM0.13m | 5:23AM0.63m | 5:34PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 5 | ESE 12 | NNE 8 | S 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 20 | — | — | 58 | 79 | 91 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 26 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 529 | 550 | 525 | 522 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 522 | 939 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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