Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Issued: 10 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is

25.9°C

Rusty Barrel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 3PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Evening (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1						Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	236	218	215	227	224	212	268	253	246	200	264	261	187	176	171	123	113	105	72	71	71	50
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			11:28AM1.05m			10:20PM1.06m					12:34PM1.10m				11:45PM1.03m				1:28PM1.15m
Low Tide				4:44PM0.68m					5:22AM0.20m				6:12PM0.64m				6:28AM0.23m				7:26PM0.56m


	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	3	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	24	25	25	24	24	24	24	25	26	26	26	25	24	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	25
Feels °C	23	23	25	26	25	25	26	25	27	27	27	27	27	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	24	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	72	218	215	227	224	212	268	253	246	200	264	261	62	77	96	124	60	80	66	66	64	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	E 8	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 14	S 13	ESE 7	ESE 8	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	236	55	55	42	42	42	42	40	42	24	32	61	187	176	81	84	113	105	72	71	71	44
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	ENE 10	S 8	S 8	W 14	ENE 10	W 13	NE 8	S 13	S 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	E 16
kJ	22	10	10	10	8	8	8	10	29	20	4	9	3	38	171	123	3	3	3	3	3	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	E 7	ENE 10	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	—	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	12	61	44	44	43	42	58	42	—	28	75	22	38	43	—	235	214	263	260	209	196	196
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	521	931	931	14	14	14	14	5	14	1244	25	10	0	0	5	10	14	14	10	14	14	521
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate				British Beach	British Beach	British Beach	British Beach	Tapi Point	Crazy Tree		Lava Rock	Lava Rock	Tapi Point	Tapi Point	Tapi Point	Lava Rock	British Beach	British Beach	Lava Rock	British Beach	British Beach
Rating (10 max)				1	2	2	1	2	1		2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu				British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Crazy Tree Efate		Lava Rock Efate	Lava Rock Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Lava Rock Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	Lava Rock Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate
Rating (10 max)				1	2	2	1	2	1		2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Header Global	Nunoshima Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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