Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Issued: 4 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is

26.0°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	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 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	117	120	134	154	154	180	180	180	299	297	203	172	296	227	263	263	250	245	273	267	217	240	311	269	196	252
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		2:11AM1.04m				2:50PM1.25m				3:09AM1.06m				3:24PM1.28m				4:00AM1.07m				3:54PM1.28m				4:47AM1.08m
Low Tide				8:16AM0.30m				9:11PM0.35m				9:01AM0.35m				9:53PM0.26m				9:42AM0.40m				10:31PM0.19m


	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:03
	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	6:00
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	25	26	26	27	25	25	25	24	24	25	26	26	26	25	24	24	24	25	26	26	25	25	24	24	24
Feels °C	26	27	28	27	28	25	27	27	24	25	26	27	27	27	27	26	25	25	25	26	26	25	26	24	24	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 15	NNE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 13	E 10	E 9	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11
kJ	117	120	134	154	154	180	180	180	18	12	203	172	296	227	263	263	30	26	17	267	217	27	27	27	27	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 12	S 15	NNE 11	ESE 11	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 13	NNE 12	E 12	E 12	ENE 8	E 12	ENE 11
kJ	9	9	125	94	94	14	85	76	5	17	12	41	58	58	44	31	11	11	11	17	27	3	3	12	11	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 12	S 11	S 11	NNE 12	S 16	NNE 12	NE 12	E 13	E 13	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 13	NNE 12	S 13	NNE 13	S 12	NNE 11	E 12	S 12	S 12	E 12	S 11	S 11
kJ	7	6	9	10	14	5	14	5	3	3	17	20	19	15	14	14	13	17	12	12	3	3	3	11	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	ENE 8	—	—	E 9	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	NE 7	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	—	ENE 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 9
kJ	153	149	—	—	—	89	—	—	299	297	67	75	—	—	54	—	250	245	273	—	48	240	311	269	196	252
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	No Boats Efate	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Mbirimbiri New Georgia	Desperations Mamanucas	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Shark Bay Rivermouth (and Reef) Efate	Green Island Left (Île Verte) New-Caledonia	Gouaro New-Caledonia	Gouaro New-Caledonia	Cheese Graters Lord Howe Island	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Corvette New-Caledonia	St Vincent Right New-Caledonia	St Vincent Right New-Caledonia	St Vincent Right New-Caledonia	Gouaro New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	521	5	7	521	1608	925	521	5	521	521	521	521	1808	529	5	5	526	525	525	1789	930	555	531	531	531	525
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate		Tapi Point	Tapi Point					Tapi Point							Tapi Point	Tapi Point
Rating (10 max)		1	1					1							2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu		Tapi Point Efate	Tapi Point Efate					Tapi Point Efate							Tapi Point Efate	Tapi Point Efate
Rating (10 max)		1	1					1							2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5

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