Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Issued: 4 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is

25.5°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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 Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	149	135	138	99	78	64	99	102	118	85	67	52	51	51	37	59	59	56	49	45	44	42	30	20
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:03AM1.13m				5:38PM1.33m				6:56AM1.12m				6:19PM1.31m				7:54AM1.08m				7:04PM1.26m
Low Tide	11:42PM0.09m				11:37AM0.44m				00:26AM0.05m				12:22PM0.50m				1:14AM0.04m				1:11PM0.56m


	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	23	24	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	24	25	25	25	24	23	23	23	24	25	25	24	24	23
Feels °C	24	23	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	23	24	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	26	26	26	26	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	98	89	138	99	101	103	90	113	92	127	143	140	137	106	123	108	84	80	49	45	59	58	58	76
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 9	ENE 9	ESE 7	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	15	15	94	84	78	12	24	12	24	12	11	11	12	51	37	59	59	56	59	61	44	42	30	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 17	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	SE 9	E 14	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	SE 10
kJ	24	6	14	14	26	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	9	8	3	3	8	3	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	149	135	—	—	—	64	99	102	118	85	67	52	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	521	5	527	1611	555	931	555	551	531	531	531	925	1741	555	925	551	521	33	521	925	931	931	33	521
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate		Teouma Bay																Takara					Takara
Rating (10 max)		1																1					1
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu		Teouma Bay Efate																Takara Efate					Takara Efate
Rating (10 max)		1																1					1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	4	7	7	5	5	4	5	5	4	6	4	4	5	5

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