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Pounders surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 23 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 11PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | |
222 | 193 | 187 | 178 | 169 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 155 | 195 | 191 | 297 | 112 | 146 | 143 | 102 | 96 | 74 | 71 | 94 | 96 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:02AM1.06m | 10:55AM1.08m | 1:13AM1.09m | 12:22PM1.04m | 2:09AM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.18m | 5:30AM0.71m | 6:08PM0.22m | 7:00AM0.66m | 7:16PM0.25m | 8:12AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
 kJ | 222 | 193 | 187 | 50 | 169 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 155 | 195 | 10 | 3 | 112 | 146 | 143 | 102 | 96 | 74 | 71 | 94 | 96 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | NE 5 | SE 14 | S 6 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 178 | 38 | 40 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | SE 10 | NW 12 | N 12 | SE 14 | N 12 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | N 12 | N 11 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 62 | 81 | 88 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 115 | 20 | 39 | 24 | 28 | — | 191 | 297 | 38 | 33 | 41 | 33 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 4 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 939 | 939 | 944 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 1 | 1 | 1641 | 1587 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 4 | 1 | 517 | 1 | 939 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 1 | 517 | 939 |
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