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Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 09 Apr 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
28.8° C
 (Which is 1.0°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 4PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (09 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)121313131212131212121212131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1237133812301028878811837748590520520528563563488481444437430423330437449494
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.97
12:37AM
0.89
10:51AM
0.95
1:38AM
0.94
12:10PM
0.95
2:19AM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
0.36
5:25AM
0.75
6:20PM
0.36
6:54AM
0.73
7:17PM
0.33
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise5:54-------5:54-------5:54-------
Sunset---5:42-------5:40-------5:39----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272727272626252526272726252525252627272726252525
Feels °C (?)292827282727262627282827272828282928282827262626
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