Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 09 May 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
28.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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 4AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (10 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
0
0
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
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
2.1
SE
11
1
ESE
11
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1086
1028
1012
949
843
830
830
616
605
636
421
1084
256
238
216
209
226
217
136
188
172
184
220
264
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:37AM1.00m
11:20AM0.94m
1:18AM1.07m
12:33PM0.94m
1:53AM1.14m
1:40PM0.97m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.33m
6:11AM0.71m
6:11PM0.33m
7:16AM0.64m
7:01PM0.34m
8:07AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
24
25
25
24
23
22
23
23
23
21
22
23
22
23
22
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
0.4
SSW
13
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.9
S
6
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
S
16
Energy kJ
1086
1028
1012
949
843
830
830
616
605
636
421
56
256
211
186
151
149
115
61
92
68
68
67
264
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
NE
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
ESE
10
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
ESE
10
Energy kJ
33
32
31
30
29
29
29
58
29
53
55
13
54
50
73
72
72
47
94
48
58
104
220
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
NE
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
N
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
NE
9
Energy kJ
17
17
17
30
18
18
34
29
33
29
21
18
13
13
13
13
13
13
48
13
13
48
46
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
1.2
SSE
6
2.1
SE
11
1.8
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
4
7
9
12
17
107
1084
241
238
216
209
226
217
136
188
172
184
152
152
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
14
14
33
14
931
1016
1019
1019
992
992
931
931
931
929
931
1019
931
521
521
521
521
925
1019
931
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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