Rusty Barrel surfForecast / Efate / Vanuatu

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 21 Feb 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
29.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today?

The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)888777777777777777777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)948767485644423434333331313232413235363635342836
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
W
0
NW
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
5
N
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
E
5
S
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
0
N
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglassoffglassglassglassglassononcrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
1.07
8:38AM
1.22
9:17PM
0.99
9:23AM
1.19
10:37PM
0.92
10:18AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
0.36
3:10PM
0.34
2:58AM
0.46
4:13PM
0.32
3:54AM
0.57
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------5:41-------5:43-------5:43-
Sunset-6:16-------6:15-------6:15------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
131-123111615---234-----
Temp. °C292828272727272828282726252627292928272727262729
Feels °C (?)333233323132313232323130292930323231313132303032
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