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Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 24 Apr 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
29.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Pounders today?
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
169 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 121 | 244 | 192 | 191 | 146 | 188 | 184 | 171 | 154 | 154 | 125 | 160 | 157 | 117 | 106 | 101 | 76 | 56 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 00:02AM1.06m | 10:55AM1.08m | 1:13AM1.09m | 12:22PM1.04m | 2:09AM1.14m | 1:43PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM0.71m | 6:08PM0.22m | 7:00AM0.66m | 7:16PM0.25m | 8:12AM0.57m | 8:15PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
 kJ | 169 | 163 | 163 | 50 | 160 | 121 | 244 | 192 | 191 | 146 | 188 | 184 | 171 | 154 | 154 | 125 | 160 | 157 | 117 | 106 | 101 | 76 | 56 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | S 11 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSE 11 | N 12 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | W 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 163 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 10 | NE 5 | SE 14 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | N 11 | ENE 7 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | E 7 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 88 | 99 | 71 | — | — | 40 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 517 | 517 | 1 | 1 | 946 | 946 | 946 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 939 | 30 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 1 | 1 | 517 | 939 | 939 | 31 | 944 |
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