Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 02 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
29.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (02 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (02 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)10988889910101010101010111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)132108101801111887910611090908890909011011211213413211711594110
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
1.19
4:37PM
1.26
5:42AM
1.22
5:21PM
1.25
6:14AM
1.24
6:04PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
0.46
11:11PM
0.07
11:27AM
0.40
11:47PM
0.11
12:08PM
0.36
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise--5:45-------5:45-------5:46-----
Sunset-----6:10-------6:10-------6:09--
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
12643104535454794211--135
Temp. °C262626262626262626252526262625252626252628272727
Feels °C (?)303028282831292828282931292925252625262830282928
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