Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
29.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131312121413121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)423423423417400356276276272212156148153294326297347330308303303206206199
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
NE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
1.05
8:30AM
1.18
10:50PM
1.03
9:38AM
1.11
12:06AM
1.05
10:59AM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41AM
0.63
3:41PM
0.12
3:55AM
0.68
4:51PM
0.17
5:23AM
0.69
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----5:56-------5:56-------5:56---
Sunset-------5:31-------5:31-------5:30
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
23211873215243333453353-
Temp. °C252525252625242424252425262626262526252526262425
Feels °C (?)272727272826262626262525272728282728272829282324
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