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Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 25 Jan 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
29.5° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (25 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)977141312121111151414141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60243958268344266373325517503449442541557573573557534511417411335324
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
1.18
10:33PM
0.91
11:00AM
1.18
12:06AM
0.88
11:58AM
1.18
1:39AM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
0.45
4:16AM
0.47
5:53PM
0.39
5:21AM
0.55
7:07PM
0.30
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
Sunrise5:28-------5:28-------5:30-------
Sunset---6:27-------6:27-------6:27----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------11222131---------
Temp. °C272828282726262626272726262525252627282727272727
Feels °C (?)292929292928282727282826262425242526272525252626
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