Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 01 Jan 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
28.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jan)--
Afternoon (02 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (02 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)12111111111310101111111010101010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3302461921491128275781161128178727148474662616161444343
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
1.09
4:00PM
1.36
5:45AM
1.13
4:50PM
1.37
6:34AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
0.00
10:04AM
0.55
11:02PM
-0.07
10:57AM
0.55
11:49PM
-0.09
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Sunrise------5:13-------5:15-------5:15-
Sunset-6:23-------6:24-------6:24------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262626252525262727272625252526262626262525242626
Feels °C (?)252627252626272727262626262627262626272626242626
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