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Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 09 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
29.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today?

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (10 Feb)1ft (0.3m)7s

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

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8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
SSE
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)878877777768666661313668614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4128293317171616158767777733637316
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15AM
0.82
11:33AM
1.03
1:49AM
0.83
12:36PM
1.03
2:58AM
0.87
1:38PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
0.44
5:06AM
0.65
7:01PM
0.41
6:27AM
0.69
8:05PM
0.36
7:45AM
0.69
Mon
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
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Sunset-------6:22-------6:22-------6:22
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Rain (mm)
-441-211121--1-11--2---1
Temp. °C282727272727282827272727282829282827272627292929
Feels °C (?)323132323130313231313131323234323331312930333132
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