Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Issued: 10 am 11 Jul 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 6PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Evening (11 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 11						Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	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)	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	796	780	828	780	737	501	477	393	390	246	303	185	178	133	103	83	83	87	107	134	126	175	275	373
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				3:26PM1.00m				2:39AM1.29m				4:25PM1.06m				3:32AM1.33m					5:18PM1.11m			4:25AM1.36m
Low Tide		8:51AM0.15m				8:33PM0.58m				9:44AM0.05m				9:34PM0.57m				10:35AM-0.03m				10:31PM0.55m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16
	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	5:25
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	19	18	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 9	SSE 10
kJ	796	780	828	780	737	501	477	393	390	246	303	185	178	133	100	69	71	47	42	30	34	20	15	10
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 6	S 9	SSE 10	S 10
kJ	20	15	15	18	18	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	12	12	12	25	26	10	22	22	11	15	20	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ENE 9	S 18	S 18	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 10	ESE 10	ENE 9	S 9	S 15	S 15	S 15
kJ	15	20	20	20	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	25	25	12	11	21	11	8	15	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	5	8	10	10	10	22	55	103	83	83	87	107	134	126	175	275	373
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	22	555	555	1148	529	14	14	14	14	529	529	992	521	521	521	521	521	521	1741	1747	521	521	521	521
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate	White Cows					British Beach	British Beach	British Beach	British Beach
Rating (10 max)	3					2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Vanuatu	White Cows Efate					British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate	British Beach Efate
Rating (10 max)	3					2	2	2	2
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5

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