Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 24 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 1.7°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 1PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
1.3
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
206
203
199
196
155
233
189
185
182
172
168
153
160
191
218
181
190
206
176
133
123
99
75
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:59AM1.05m
1:12AM1.09m
12:22PM1.03m
2:03AM1.14m
1:35PM1.03m
2:45AM1.19m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.69m
6:01PM0.21m
6:49AM0.64m
7:05PM0.23m
7:58AM0.56m
8:00PM0.26m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:56
5:56
5:58
5:58
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5:30
5:30
5:30
5:29
2
5
8
7
3
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
25
26
26
28
28
27
26
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
28
28
27
26
28
28
31
29
26
27
26
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
1.1
E
7
0.9
S
10
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
203
206
203
199
196
155
233
189
185
182
172
113
153
160
191
218
181
190
206
176
133
123
99
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.9
S
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.8
WSW
5
Energy kJ
42
33
32
16
17
25
77
79
26
25
15
168
13
158
154
145
81
78
101
69
10
35
52
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.1
N
14
0.3
SSE
10
0.1
N
14
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
N
13
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
41
41
41
40
39
38
27
27
7
16
15
15
10
3
5
5
75
86
4
19
4
10
3
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
E
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
0.8
SSW
9
0.9
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
98
85
98
101
86
89
12
10
77
102
102
117
103
42
65
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
521
521
14
2
931
931
931
521
521
521
521
521
925
24
521
521
521
5
14
521
925
925
22
930
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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