Rusty Barrel Surf Forecast

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Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 17 Sep 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 26.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	8s
Evening (17 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	8s

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

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	Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
	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	8 PM	11 PM
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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	381	371	431	498	512	463	528	518	581	612	559	559	545	537	603	659	608	566	559	559	546	552	488	481
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	1:17AM 1.10					3:09PM 1.07				2:21AM 1.13				3:51PM 1.12				3:14AM 1.16				4:25PM 1.17
Low Tide / height (m)				8:16AM 0.18				8:36PM 0.60				9:07AM 0.15				9:26PM 0.53				9:49AM 0.15				10:09PM 0.46

	Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
Sunrise	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	23
Feels °C (?)	20	19	20	19	19	20	19	20	19	19	19	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	20	21	21	20	22

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Efate

Wind Update Previously calm conditions have become cross-shore at Rusty Barrel (light winds from the E at Bauerfield Airport - Efate Island 18 km from Rusty Barrel). 2.0m 7s swell from the ESE with a 0.4m 13s groundswell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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26.1

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