Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 19 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
27.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (20 May)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
637
675
651
737
747
637
554
490
468
389
326
326
316
277
235
195
200
191
228
161
134
109
119
137
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:23PM1.11m
7:21AM1.27m
9:27PM1.10m
8:20AM1.19m
10:32PM1.10m
9:26AM1.11m
Low Tide
1:34AM0.60m
2:26PM0.01m
2:38AM0.64m
3:25PM0.07m
3:50AM0.65m
4:25PM0.15m
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clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
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5:19
5:19
5:19
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
28
26
25
26
27
26
28
28
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
NE
10
0.4
S
7
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
NE
9
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
37
16
23
23
16
14
15
15
13
16
17
17
17
17
9
19
200
191
161
161
134
109
119
137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.3
NE
10
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
S
7
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
5
5
11
11
9
15
8
19
19
13
13
13
13
20
20
9
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
Energy kJ
5
5
9
9
9
9
2
2
2
19
20
19
19
18
17
18
9
8
4
15
15
38
18
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
637
675
651
737
747
637
554
490
468
389
326
326
316
277
235
195
228
1
2
3
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
521
525
521
521
521
525
526
525
527
527
551
551
527
525
931
930
929
0
0
2
0
13
925
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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