Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 15 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
29.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
S
1.6
SE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)131414141313131313131313121212121214777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)341480487508479472427357351351290341314278184144144153233257271281281233
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise5:54-------5:54-------5:54-------
Sunset---5:37-------5:37-------5:36----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------1332111112222222
Temp. °C272828272727262627272828272626262627272625252525
Feels °C (?)293030292929282829293030282728272728282726262626
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