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Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu
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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 1.5°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 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rusty Barrel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | S 8 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | |
115 | 123 | 155 | 150 | 113 | 112 | 100 | 121 | 92 | 88 | 32 | 84 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 50 | 31 | 56 | 81 | 108 | 155 | 197 | 325 | 401 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:37PM1.05m | 3:20AM1.23m | 3:31PM1.06m | 3:50AM1.25m | 4:19PM1.07m | 4:18AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.47m | 8:46PM0.29m | 9:36AM0.38m | 9:27PM0.34m | 10:15AM0.30m | 10:05PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | |
— | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | 5:28 | |
— | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
115 | 123 | 155 | 150 | 113 | 90 | 69 | 71 | 48 | 49 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 16 | ENE 7 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 16 | S 13 |
73 | 5 | 78 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | N 14 | NE 7 | N 15 | N 12 | NE 16 | N 12 | N 14 | NE 16 | NE 15 | ESE 7 | NE 15 | NE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | NE 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 21 |
5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
— | 78 | — | 62 | 106 | 112 | 100 | 121 | 92 | 88 | 58 | 84 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 50 | 26 | 56 | 81 | 108 | 155 | 197 | 325 | 401 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 521 | 14 | 10 | 521 | 521 | 5 | 10 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 |
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