Rusty Barrel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.83° S 168.40° E

Issued: 4 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rusty Barrel sea temperature is

25.6° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (10 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	553	553	544	469	469	535	461	1190	945	1012	792	780	946	784	640	581	477	393	319	246	235	231	181	133
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	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-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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:51AM1.21m					2:18PM0.93m			1:44AM1.25m					3:26PM1.00m				2:39AM1.29m				4:25PM1.06m
Low Tide			7:54AM0.27m				7:26PM0.57m					8:51AM0.15m				8:33PM0.58m				9:44AM0.05m				9:34PM0.57m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	20	20	21	20	20	20	19	20	20	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10
kJ	553	553	544	469	469	535	240	1190	945	1012	792	780	946	784	640	581	477	393	319	246	235	231	181	133
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ENE 9	ENE 9	SE 11	SE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ESE 11	ENE 9	ESE 11	S 18
kJ	35	34	32	32	32	19	19	19	19	20	15	15	20	20	9	9	8	8	8	8	12	16	12	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SE 11	SE 11	ENE 9	ENE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ENE 9	ESE 11	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	16	20	20	16	18	13	12	12	12	12	12	8	12	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	—	ESE 4	—	—	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	—	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	461	—	6	—	—	7	5	5	7	6	6	4	3	3	—	1	6	74
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	2
Distance (km)	22	22	22	1148	1148	22	940	529	529	14	14	527	1244	1019	529	521	14	14	14	529	1019	992	931	521
Best forecast wave conditions in Efate	White Cows	White Cows	White Cows			White Cows				British Beach	British Beach						British Beach	British Beach	British Beach
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2			2				3	3						2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2			2				3	3						2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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