Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Issued: 10 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is

25.9°C

Rusty Barrel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Evening (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2						Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	246	200	264	261	187	176	171	123	113	73	72	72	66	51	50	227	229	95	103	105	88	86	86	111
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			12:34PM1.10m				11:45PM1.03m				1:28PM1.15m				1:03AM1.03m					2:12PM1.21m				2:11AM1.04m
Low Tide	5:22AM0.20m				6:12PM0.64m				6:28AM0.23m				7:26PM0.56m				7:26AM0.26m					8:24PM0.45m


	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05
	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	5:53
mm	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	1	2	2	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	25	26	26	26	25	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	24	23	24	24	24	24
Feels °C	27	28	27	27	27	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	27	24	24	24	25	24	23	23	24	24	25	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 13	SE 8	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 12	S 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8
kJ	246	200	264	261	62	62	62	123	53	73	72	72	66	51	50	43	22	95	103	105	88	86	86	161
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 14	S 13	S 13	ESE 8	S 12	SE 8	W 12	W 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	E 15	E 15	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	ESE 8
kJ	42	23	32	42	187	176	171	42	113	33	3	3	45	44	44	5	4	21	21	21	9	9	9	111
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	W 14	ENE 10	E 10	NE 8	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	E 16	S 12	W 12	E 16	S 14	S 14	—	E 14	E 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	S 11
kJ	29	20	4	10	8	30	3	3	3	3	5	3	3	5	4	4	—	4	4	7	7	7	6	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 7	ENE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8
kJ	—	28	75	19	26	25	120	249	428	408	406	355	226	191	186	227	229	163	149	161	206	217	188	268
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	14	14	10	12	0	5	5	14	14	14	14	14	529	521	521	521	521	525	529	521	527	521	521	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate	British Beach	British Beach	Lava Rock	Lava Rock	Tapi Point	Tapi Point	Tapi Point	British Beach	British Beach	Lava Rock	British Beach	British Beach												Tapi Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1												1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	Lava Rock Efate	Lava Rock Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Tapi Point Efate	Tapi Point Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	Lava Rock Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate												Tapi Point Efate
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1												1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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