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Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 +11
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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
29.4° 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 11PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)1313131312101099121111111111111413131212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13131312118766111010109991514335047424023
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
20
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
30
N
40
NNE
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
1.29
6:47AM
1.14
5:47PM
1.29
7:19AM
1.17
6:24PM
1.28
7:50AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25AM
0.66
12:08AM
0.12
12:04PM
0.63
12:41AM
0.11
12:43PM
0.61
1:13AM
0.12
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------5:24-------5:26-------5:26-
Sunset-6:28-------6:28-------6:28------
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Rain (mm)
-13331----1--21-11-1-111
Temp. °C302928282828293030292828282728282827282828282929
Feels °C (?)313132302930323030292726282727262725272727282928
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