Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 12 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
29.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)121312121212121212121211111111121212121213141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)271280264260260255247243243243231227223290227280285285285304341480487467
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----5:54-------5:54-------5:54---
Sunset-------5:38-------5:37-------5:37
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1--1--1--------231224621
Temp. °C272727272829292827272727272928282727272727262627
Feels °C (?)303030303031313029303030293231323030303130292829
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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