Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
29.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
ESE
0.4
SE
0.5
ESE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)101088799999101010109999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10194118303950505052117139748175120118118103120123148148145
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
1.19
10:48PM
0.96
9:52AM
1.12
12:20AM
0.96
11:11AM
1.08
1:38AM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
0.21
3:50AM
0.65
5:09PM
0.23
5:18AM
0.69
6:28PM
0.22
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise5:50-------5:50-------5:50-------
Sunset---5:53-------5:53-------5:52----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
32111111--1121----------
Temp. °C282929282727272728292928272727272829292827272727
Feels °C (?)303031313030303031323332313132303132313130313130
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