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Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 17 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
29.3° 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 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)988888888888888878121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)146116113885162243616161515151414141414111111111010
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
1.00
4:16PM
1.20
5:55AM
1.03
4:53PM
1.23
6:30AM
1.06
5:30PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
0.61
11:17PM
0.11
11:06AM
0.59
11:52PM
0.08
11:44AM
0.58
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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Rain (mm)
7442421---13211-111112--
Temp. °C272728292929282828282929292828282727282828272827
Feels °C (?)282830323232313030303130302828272625272626242625
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