Rusty Barrel Surf Forecast

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Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 28 May 2026 +11

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 27.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today (28 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 4PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (28 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (28 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 28						Friday 29								Saturday 30								Sun 31
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	243	276	208	369	369	404	396	327	327	320	320	363	339	332	258	322	474	488	427	371	293	277	264	390
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:10PM0.99m				3:37AM1.22m				4:55PM1.01m				4:08AM1.22m					5:36PM1.02m			4:41AM1.20m
Low Tide		9:53AM0.25m				9:32PM0.52m				10:29AM0.20m				10:12PM0.55m					11:04AM0.16m			10:51PM0.58m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09
	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	5:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	2
Temp °C	24	25	26	25	24	24	24	24	25	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25
Feels °C	24	25	27	26	26	26	25	25	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	27	27	26	26	26	25	26	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16
kJ	243	276	208	369	369	404	396	327	327	320	320	363	339	332	258	49	48	48	47	47	153	146	134	129
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	SSE 11	NE 9	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 15	S 14	SSW 14	S 18	SSW 18	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 19
kJ	57	57	170	41	50	42	42	55	49	48	48	49	49	49	49	121	106	68	101	103	47	47	46	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 7	—	S 18	S 14	S 14	S 21	S 21	S 20	N 13
kJ	20	41	41	13	12	11	11	33	20	18	17	86	86	83	82	8	—	59	34	34	9	8	8	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 2	E 2	E 3	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9
kJ	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	322	474	488	427	371	293	277	264	390
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Rusty Barrel Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	British Beach Efate	No Boats Efate	British Beach Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Nagar Efate	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Teouma Bay Efate	Devils Point Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Erakor Island Efate	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Pounders Efate	Devils Point Efate
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	5	0	5	14	7	14	5	5	5	5	33	521	5	5	25	5	10	521	521	521	521	521	15	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate	Tapi Point	Tapi Point	Tapi Point	British Beach	Takara	Takara	Tapi Point	Tapi Point	Tapi Point	Tapi Point	Nagar		Tapi Point	Teouma Bay	Lava Rock	Tapi Point	Lava Rock						Lava Rock	Devils Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1		3	1	1	2	1						1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu	Tapi Point Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Tapi Point Efate	British Beach Efate	Takara Efate	Takara Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Nagar Efate		Tapi Point Efate	Teouma Bay Efate	Lava Rock Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Lava Rock Efate						Lava Rock Efate	Devils Point Efate
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1		3	1	1	2	1						1	1
Header Global	Fish Boma South Africa	Hell South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	El Olon de Ilo Peru	Lebu Chile	Maraa French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	9	9	8	9	8	7	7	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8

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