Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 +11
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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
29.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (23 Feb)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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

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Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.3
S
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)7777777777776667716777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33323231314137534040403837363544444540646664104257
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
WSW
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
0.99
9:23AM
1.19
10:37PM
0.92
10:18AM
1.15
12:14AM
0.90
11:28AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58AM
0.46
4:13PM
0.32
3:54AM
0.57
5:27PM
0.30
5:09AM
0.64
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----5:43-------5:43-------5:43---
Sunset-------6:15-------6:15-------6:15
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
572--25365--1133------1-
Temp. °C262525262728282727262627272929292827272728282726
Feels °C (?)302827292930313031302929303132323130313030302827
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