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Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 11 Feb 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
29.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today?

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 5PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (11 Feb)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (11 Feb)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)12666666668714141414141111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11884633747516161515141818181817161616
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36PM
1.03
2:58AM
0.87
1:38PM
1.05
3:44AM
0.92
2:31PM
1.09
4:21AM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
0.69
8:05PM
0.36
7:45AM
0.69
8:57PM
0.29
8:45AM
0.67
9:39PM
0.23
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise5:37-------5:37-------5:39-------
Sunset---6:22-------6:22-------6:21----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
42311-1---------242--1-3
Temp. °C272828272727262627282828272726262728292928272726
Feels °C (?)313232303130282831323130302928293031323232313129
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