Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 +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
26.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 12PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 19). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.2
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.8
E
0.3
S
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)12116666666619991211881111116645
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)173155126123124156153149150136704048353211624171612776182
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
30
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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
offoffoffcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:50PM
0.91
12:38AM
1.22
2:13PM
0.94
1:34AM
1.24
3:23PM
1.00
2:30AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
0.35
6:07PM
0.54
7:42AM
0.25
7:18PM
0.59
8:42AM
0.16
8:27PM
0.60
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
Sunrise6:16-------6:16-------6:16-------
Sunset---5:28-------5:28-------5:28----
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Rain (mm)
-----------------1442252
Temp. °C242525252424242425262625252525252526262625252322
Feels °C (?)222425252323242425262625262626262628272827282120
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Efate

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Rusty Barrel (light winds from the E at Bauerfield Airport - Efate Island 18 km from Rusty Barrel). 1.0m 5s windswell from the E with a 0.4m 11s groundswell from the SSW and a 0.2m 10s swell from the SE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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15 km/h
E
27.0
26.7
Air / Water (°C)
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