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Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
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Rusty Barrel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is
28.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today?
The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 10AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rusty Barrel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
232 | 219 | 212 | 172 | 153 | 161 | 232 | 295 | 371 | 346 | 316 | 265 | 377 | 364 | 310 | 310 | 386 | 161 | 198 | 305 | 516 | 595 | 647 | 632 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:01AM1.28m | 3:38PM1.06m | 3:37AM1.33m | 4:34PM1.10m | 4:16AM1.37m | 5:29PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.27m | 9:21PM0.39m | 10:18AM0.14m | 10:08PM0.42m | 11:03AM0.04m | 10:56PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
— | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
232 | 219 | 212 | 161 | 30 | 148 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 71 | 205 | 377 | 364 | 310 | 310 | 386 | 51 | 45 | 81 | 103 | 104 | 100 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | ESE 10 | S 24 | S 6 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 16 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 8 | W 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 153 | 23 | 15 | 88 | 74 | 125 | 77 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 106 | 103 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | W 14 | W 13 | S 24 | S 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 19 | W 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 10 | W 16 | ESE 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | N 10 | N 10 |
13 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 43 | 46 | 90 | 22 | 45 | 45 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
154 | 164 | 190 | 172 | 147 | 161 | 232 | 295 | 371 | 346 | 316 | 265 | 237 | 210 | 176 | 158 | 139 | 161 | 198 | 305 | 516 | 595 | 647 | 632 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 531 | 521 | 521 | 522 | 1602 | 931 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 931 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 529 | 929 | 931 | 521 | 521 |
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